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Colonies WebQuest Project
By: Layne Timidaiski, Dharla Lawson and Vincent Bellomo
Northern Colonies Also known as the New England Colonies They are Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
and Massachusetts There were quite a lot of punishments for
a few ridiculous crimes but at least there were options!
Crimes and Punishments in the Plymouth Colony
Crimes punishable by death were:
Willful murder Forming a solemn compact with the devil by witchcraft Willful burning of ships or houses Sodomy, rape, and buggery Adultery
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Crime Punishment
FornicationUnmarried couple who refuses to get married after incident: whipping, fine of £10, and three or less days in prisonUnmarried couple who agree to get married after incident: £10 fine, but no whipping.Couple already engaged to be married at time of incident: fine of 50 shillings
Cursing God Three hrs. or less in the public stocks
Lying in public Fine of 10 shillings, if can't pay, 2 hrs. in the stocks
Stealing Repay double value of what was stolen or be publicly whipped
Getting drunk Fined, value to be determined by magistrates
Gambling with dice or cards Fine of 40 shillings
Wearing visors or other “strange” apparel Fine of 50 shillings
Defacing a landmark Fine ranging from 20 shillings to 5 pounds depending on severity
Tearing down or burning someone's fence Rebuild the fence, plus a 50 shilling fine for first offense, 5 pound fine for second offense
Denying the Scriptures Whipping, severity to be determined by magistrates, but never to endanger life or limb
Failing to attend church 10 shilling fine
Working on Sunday 10 shilling fine
Traveling on Sunday 20 shilling fine
Harboring a Quaker 20 shillings per week, after being warned
Tools Required For Living Tools used were:
5 narrow and 5 broad hoes 5 pickaxes, 5 felling axes, and 2 broadaxes 2 whipsaws and 4 handsaws with sharpening file 2 hammers, 2 spades , and 3 shovels 2 augers, 1 percer, 6 chisels, and 1 gimlet 2 hatchets 1 frow 1 grindstone Nails of all sorts
Life in New England Colonies
Names of theMiddle Colonies
Delaware est. 1638 New York est. 1626 New Jersey est. 1660 Pennsylvania est. 1682
Reasons People Came to the Middle Colonies
New York: People wanted to trade/sell goods. Est. 1626 Delaware: To expand trade. Est. 1638 New Jersey: People wanted to trade. Est. 1660Pennsylvania: Came for religious freedom and right to assemble. Est. 1682
Life in the Middle Colonies for Children
They lived in small villages and the kids worked on farms for hours – normally sun rise to sun setMost children did not go to school
They help their families work on the farm and prepare for winterBoys – helped mostly outside work Farm, hunt, fish, building
Girls – helped and learned housewiferyCleaned, washed, cooked, made clothes
What Type of Food Didthe Middle Colonists Eat?
They eat what we sort of eat today they eat lamb, beef,chicken, pork, and fish
Breakfast – Was often a soup of salt meat, beans and herbs, called bean porridge
Dinner – served at noon, was Indian pudding, with a sauce plus a dish of beef or pork, potato, or turnip
Smokehouses were extremely popular for storing meat For a snack kids ate rock candy and licorice
Were the Middle Colonists Friends With the
Native Americans? No they were not friends. They had differences below are some
of the reasonsColonists brought disease and illness to the region
Colonists thought they were superior (better) than the Native Americans
– Native Americans thought the land was not “owned” by anybody and the colonists thought different claiming they owned it
Physical and ethical mistreatment of Native Americans William Penn
Mr. Penn, being a Quaker, believed in fair treatment for all people and had good relations with Native Americans in Pennsylvania
Famous People in the Middle Colonies
William Penn: 1641-1718, Founder of Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker who believed all people should be treated equally.
Ben Franklin: 1706-1790, He was one of eight children and an American printer, publisher, author, philosopher, diplomat, scientist, and inventor (he invented electricity). He was also the leader of the Quaker political party.
Henry Hudson: 1570-1611, was a explorer and the English navigator who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1609 and became the first European to sail up what is now the Hudson River in New York.
Peter Stuyvesant: 1592-1672, He was a Dutch soldier and colonial official. He entered the military at a very young age. Stuyvesant was wounded in his right leg and had to have it amputated and replaced by a wooden one. Which was later decorated with silver-ornaments. People called him "Old Silver Nails" because of his leg. He established municipal government.
Additional InformationTimes were much different for kids our age back then.Children barely went to school because they either had to work on a farm or their wasn't a school built yetNo electricityThey did not have things like we have today like
Basketball
Soccer
Electronic toys – XBOX, PSP3, Internet
Southern Colonies The colonies included in the Southern
colony set were, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.
Life was hard, especially for slaves. Not only the Southern colonies had slaves.
Reason for Foundingthe Southern Colonies
GeorgiaA place where people not wanted in England had to go.
North and South Carolina, VirginiaMostly trade
MarylandReligious freedom
Life in Southern ColoniesPeople lived on large plantations. Plantations are a lot
larger than your average farm. Plantations have a planter's home, a kitchen, a dairy, a smokehouse, shops for brick makers and carpenters, stables, barns, cabins, and most of the time, a schoolhouse. Life wad bad because they lived in utter poverty and their only income came from badly abused African-Americans. They didn't have advanced medicine or bug spray back then, so they got a lot. of diseases from mosquitos and ticks. Food there mostly consisted of venison, rice, livestock (such as pigs, cows, and sheep), and wild turkey.
Life for Children in the Southern Colonies
Children in the Southern colonies used horn books and quill pens in school. A horn book is a regular book with a thin coating of animal horn over the pages. A quill pen, as you might already know, is a sharpened feather of a bird, dipped in ink and used to write on paper. The school houses they used had only one teacher and one room a piece!
Southern Colonists and Native Americans
The relationship between the two was a quite hostile one to be honest. You don't hear about Native Americans and Southerners very much. So, the relationship was quite hostile. They held captured American Indians as slaves. This caused may a war between the two. One man in particular, Nathan Bacon, held an attack on friendly Natives, disobeying governor's orders.
James Oglethorpe - James Edward Oglethorpe was born on December 22, 1696 in London England. James was a British General, a member of parliament and founder of the debtor state, Georgia.
Thomas Heyward Jr. - Heyward was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Heyward was born in St. Luke's parish, in the state of South Carolina, in 1746.
Famous People in theSouthern Colonies
Bibliography for the Northern Colonies
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/CrimeAndPunishment.php
Bibliography for theMiddle Colonies
•COLONIZATION: http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/coloniz.html
1.Compare The Colonial Policy Regarding Native Americans, And The Corresponding Relations Between European Colonists And Native Americans In New France And Pennsylvania http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Compare-Colonial-Policy-Regarding-Native-Americans/1731062.The Relations Between Native Americans And Colonist
1.http://www.oppapers.com/essays/The-Relations-Between-Native-Americans-And/200803
1.http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-hudson#ixzz1FqHuaNVo
1.http://www.answers.com/topic/peter-stuyvesant
•http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/fifthgrade/thecolonieswebquest/resourcescolonies.htm
Bibliography for the Southern Colonies
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_some_Famous_people_from_the_southern_colonies
http://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/Oglethorpe.html
http://colonialhall.com/heyward/heyward.php
https://sites.google.com/site/southerncolonies71/their-relationship-with-native-americans-and-their-views-on-slavery
http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/Archives/ED101sp06/areuter/page3.html
http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/fifthgrade/thecolonieswebquest/resourcescolonies.htm
Hope u enjoyed! :)