Mini Web Trek: Colonial America

MINI WEB TREK: DAILY LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA

Hop aboard the history train and learn why Europeans came to America, and what daily life was like in Colonial times in both the Northern and the Southern colonies. You will first meet the Daggetts, a family who lived in Connecticut during the 1700s, and journey back further in time to the first established British colony in America. You'll also spend some time learning about both Eastern Woodland villages and settlement plantations in Maryland in the 1600s. Use the URLs under each question to read the material, learning more about Colonial times and finding your answers.

1. What town did the Daggetts live in, and what was different about this town, compared to other New England towns of the time?
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/intro.html

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2. The father of this family, Samuel Daggett, was a farmer. Which kinds of crops did he grow? What other kinds of jobs did Samuel Daggett do to help his family survive?
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/que01/que01_b.html
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3. What were the primary jobs of the mother of this family, Anna Daggett? What chores did the children do?
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/que02/que02_a.html
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4. How and why did people of this New England community come together? Which modern holiday did they not celebrate, and why?
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/que04/que04_b.html

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5. Where was the first English colony established in America? When was it established, and how and why was it named?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jamestwn_1

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6. According to the article below, why did Europeans come to America?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial

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7. How many people lived in the 13 American colonies by the year 1770?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial

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8. How many survivors were there in this first English colony in the New World after eight months and the first harsh winter? Who was largely responsible, as a leader, for keeping this colony going?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jamestwn_2

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9. What were some of the problems that the colonists faced? How many survived after Smith's departure back to England?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jamestwn_3

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10. What factors helped the remaining colonists to achieve a degree of peace and some prosperity?
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jamestwn_4

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11. Describe the kinds of structures typical of an Eastern Woodlands family home before European colonists arrived in Maryland, including what they were called and how they were made, as well as how they were heated and furnished. (Click on "The Land and Its People", then "Visit a Woodland Indian Village", and then "Begin the Interactive", and finally, click on "Family Home", using the link below.)
http://mdroots.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp?ldIntNm=plantation

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12. Take a look at St. Mary's City in the 1600s. Describe "Cordea's Hope", including what it was used for and why you would go there if you were a colonist in the area. (Click on "The Colony Grows", then "Tour the Growing Colony", and "Begin the Interactive". After clicking on "start", then find "Cordea's Hope", click on it, and click on the pop-up to learn more about trading for goods in early Maryland.)
http://mdroots.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp?ldIntNm=plantation

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13. Follow the same path and link as Number 12, above, without clicking on "Cordea's Hope". Instead, this time scroll up on the interactive map until you get to "Town Mill". Click on this area, and then click to learn more about making flour. Why wasn't the miller, Master Cornwaleys, as successful as he had hoped to be?

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14. Spend some time in both 1700s Connecticut and 1600s Maryland by using the interactive features at the following links.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PICTURES?
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/wrong/wrongfr.html

Time for a bit of fun while testing your knowledge of daily life in Colonial America. Find all of the items that don't belong in these pictures of Colonial life.

BUILD A PLANTATION IN MARYLAND:
http://mdroots.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp?ldIntNm=plantation

The year is 1634, and you have to decide where to build your house and what crops to start in order to survive the winter in the New World. Make your choices, and play the game to see how you would fare during your first year. Click on "The Colony Begins", then "Build Your Own Plantation", and then "Begin the Interactive" to start this online game.

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