The Thirteen Colonies

By Bridget M.

Founding Fathers

James Madison- accomplished being the fourth president.

John Adams- accomplished being the second president in the United States.

Benjamin Franklin- accomplished finding electricity.

Thomas Jefferson- accomplished being the third president.

Socioeconomic New England Southern Colonies

New England is known for fishing and whaling, trapping, ship building and logging.

The Southern Colonies are almost entirely based on farming.

Middle

ColoniesThe middle colonies are known for large agricultural and farms grew numerous kinds of crops, logging and paper making.

Jobs These are some of the jobs during colonial

times.

Blacksmith- Crafters of hardware for homes and also they make tools.

Brick maker- They molded and dried bricks for construction.

Weaver- Weavers grow imported cloth.

3 Regions of the 13 Colonies

New England- Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Middle Colonies- New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Southern Colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia.

Colonial Tools

Some of the tools in the Colonial times were a saw, gimlets and chisels.

Costume/ Cloths

Woman: Lace apron; stomacher; hat.

Men: Coat; stockings; breeches

Important Foods

Some of the most important foods in the colonial times were: shepherds pie, scallops of salmon and tidewater chili.

Weblography

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002132/shelters.html

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions.htm#ne

http://www.sageamericanhistory.net/colonial/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States