• John Adams was the second president of the United states

• Benjamin Franklin invented the lighting rod

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United State.

George Washington was the first president of the United States

• The New England Colonies were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut

• The Middle Colonies are New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania

• The Southern Colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia

• New England was largely dependent on the ocean. Also had warm summers and cold winters.

• The middle Colonies were successful and diverse economy. Also had warm summers and cold winters.

• The Southern Colonies were almost entirely based on farming. They had hot summers and mild winters.

• Silversmith: a sculpter of silver, from first pour to fine polish

• Brick Maker: Molding, drying and firing bricks for contruction and repair

• Shoe Maker: A trade practiced in America since 1610

• Men wore suits, wigs and shoes

• Women wore gowns, shoes and a cloak

• Three instruments they played were the Snare Drum, the Bass Drum and the Fife.

• Three kinds of games kids would play were rolling hoops, walking on stilts and nine pins.

• The kids in Colonial times were very limited of what toys and games they owned.

Music• Three instruments they played were…

• The Snare Drum

• The Bass Drum

• The Fife

• Families had simple houses usally 1-2 stories. They were pretty much always white ,gray or made of brick.

• Our furniture is very colorful and has many modern patterns. Their furniture in the colonial times was nice and simple, elagent with plain colors.

• Three foods that were popular in Colonial times were…

• Shepherd’s pie

• Tidewater chili

• Gazpacho

• Some educational activities in the Colonial Times were practicing letters on a slate board, reading 18th century children’s books and educational puzzles.