A Kids’ Journey Through Colonial America

History

A Kids’ Journey
Through Colonial

America

By: Ava Carsillo

My friend Mrs. S, and
me!

Dedicated to my awesome, fun, crazy,
kind hearted, teacher, Mrs. Spooner

smith!
You really helped me make this
awesome ebook! Your so nice and I
wanted you to know you have been the

best teacher ever!

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1. Welcome to the 13 colonies! Click this icon
2. Village Tour to go to games
3. Home Sweet Home on different
4. Slave Huts slides
5. Do Houses Change In Time?
6. The First Barrels Of Food Click this icon to
7. Indian Corn watch a video on
8. Time To Eat! different slides
9. Deadly Water
10. Awful, Gross And Forgotten Food
11. Ready For Some Laundry?
12. Fluffy Wool, Fluffy Clothes
13. Different Work
14. Taxes?
15. Our Very Own American Flag
Glossary
Bibliography - Books We Used for Research

Welcome to the 13 colonies!

How do you fare? Welcome to 13 colonies
the 13 colonies! Where all us
settlers live. A colony is a place
owned by another country. For
example, the dutch owned the New
York colony.

King George III is the ruler
of the 13 colonies. Like I said, the
Dutch owned the New York colony,
but then King George III took
it over by stating its reasons.
Namely, Henry Hudson found the
New York colony so, King George
III claimed his rights to own the
New York colony.

Welcome To The 13 Colonies!

Let me explain the 3 section of the 13 colonies. Take a Wanna play a
gander, at the New England colonies. The people that lived in the colonial
new England colonie went fishing a lot. Mother always say a good scavenger
fish can bring you good luck. The settlers also, traded beaver hunt? Click
furs with the native americans. Also, I always never wanted to that icon
live in the new england colonies only because there's little farm then! Trust
land. Me and mother and father live in the southern colonies. Of me it's such a
course sister, Elizabeth hates working in the hot farm land, but fun game!
I love it. Oh sorry I've Started to carry myself away from the
13 colonies. Let me teach you about where I live the southern
colonies. I live in Virginia. We have a lot of crops and farm land in
the southern colonies. Some of the crops we grew were rice and
cotton. The sad part is many of my friends have african slaves,
they grow all of the crops they grew and sell them and don't get
paid. Slaves are treated very poorly, that's why mother doesn't buy
them. Some people did treat their slaves nicely though.The middle
colonies also grow crops too. The middle colonies were full of
nature.

Now, lets learn about the villages in the colonies, mother says
you can’t learn about the 13 colonies without the village and a
flag.

Village Tour Click this to watch a
video of a reenacted
Thirdly, lets go to the town that's name is
craftspeople shops. The craftspeople colonial williamsburg.
make shoes, tools, silverware, wagon You can watch this in
wheels, and barrels. For a fact I’m 360! Drag the screen
supposed to be picking up some barrels to where you want!
for mother to store food in. It's SO cool.

Next, lets stop by the apothecary. This is the inside of a
It sold spices, medicine, tobacco, and Tavern, cool right!
candy. People also buy eyeglasses, and
they go to the apothecary to get bad FUN FACT!
teeth pulled out.
Notice the TWO beds! If
Finally, let’s see the tavern. you stayed in a tavern you
Travelers from all around stayed would have to share a
right at a tavern to eat, sleep and room with one or more
drink. strangers.

Terrible ain’t our village... it’s
BEAUTIFUL! I hoped you liked your
tour, now let's get an inside look on
our colonial houses.

Village Tour Watch this
cool video
Pray pardon me but, do you about the
want to know about my village? silversmith
Let me take you on a tour at work!
through the whole entire village. Just click
Come on it shall be fun! the icon.

First, lets stop by the Look at the
silversmith’s shop. The silversmith silver made in
can melt metal into silver coins the silversmiths
to make fancy and beautiful shop!
bowls and pitchers.

Secondly, let's stop by the post
office shall we. I got some mail
from my friend living in France.
She said, “hi! Miss you, sincerely,
Abagail. The post office is a place
where people could pick up mail and
buy newspaper and books.

Home Sweet Home Look at this
beautiful
How do you fare, I shall teach you about our everyday colonial house!
homes, now that I have taught you about our villages

Take a gander at our houses, that were very cold
because there was no insulation. Insulation is a material
that stops heat, sound or cold air from entering or
escaping. Since, all colonists [including me] didn’t have
insulation it was either very hot or very cold. But where I
live it was hotter than other colonies. To add on, the good
thing is since there is fire that means I shall be warm
when it’s cold. But, when it’s hot the only thing that helps is
if you have a tall building. A solution that could help those
hot colonies was plantation houses. Only sad thing is, only
wealthy farmers had plantations. So, all the colonists in the
southern colonies would have to face the music. A plantation
is a large farm in the southern colonies. Plantation houses
had many rooms and fine furniture. High ceilings helped all
of the heat to go away. It felt very cool in hot, muggy
climate. Large windows let in light and air. Also,the kitchen
was in a separate building to keep cooking odors and heat
away from the main house.

Slave huts

Now you might be wondering if This is a slave hut on a
the slaves lived in these beautiful plantation.
plantation houses. The answer to your
question is no. Slaves lived in slave
huts. But, that doesn’t mean that
they have never seen the inside of the
house before. Slaves cleaned, cooked,
and polished furniture. Some slave huts
were made of bricks or wood. For
example, the one in the picture is made
out of wood. Others were
African-style round huts with
thatched roofs. But, those roofs
leaked. African huts did not last long
in the Southern colonies wet winter.

Now that you now about how
Plantation houses were and insulation
you can learn a bit ‘bout your house
and my house. Ok ready let's dive into
adventure!

Do Houses Change In Time? Look at my house, my
kitchen is outside
because it makes our
house hot in the
muggy climate if
inside.

Now take a gander at your Now look
home and my home. You don’t think at your
that our houses looked the same beautiful
do you, find out to see. house to
my house
My home is made out of wood what's
built from the forest. But, your different?
houses are made out something
depending on where you live. For
example, in florida your house is
made out of cinderblock. If you
live in colder places like new york
your house is more likely to be
made out of wood. But, in the
colonial town most of our houses
are made out of wood.

Do Houses Change In Time?

My home has one main room. It This is the betty lamp
has a fireplace, four beds, A large I talked about
serving table and chairs. Of course before. See where the
we have a betty lamp. Wondering oil goes in and how it
what a betty lamp is look. A betty would light up?
lamp is a metal tool that lights up
our colonial homes. Just put oil in it
get a wick in it and light a fire.
You can carry it around on the wall
but ours hangs on the walls of our
home. Meanwhile, your house has light
bulbs, many rooms, lots of beds if
you have a big family, and most
definitely a large island where you
eat.

Very different right? Now let's
teach you about what goes onto our
large serving tables.

The First Barrels of food

Now that you have Barrels of food.
seen our colonial houses
let me introduce you to
the food that all of us
colonists eat. WAIT!
Before that lets teach
about the first
colonists and there
food.

The first colonists
that came to
Jamestown, Virginia
came with barrels full
of food from Europe.

The First Barrels Of Food

But, since the first colonists that came here were looking
for gold, they never went hunting or looked for food, they
just ate from the barrels of food they brought. Doesn’t seem
like a problem does it now right?

Then, after two years or so winter came and the barrels
rain dry. NO FOOD! So, you can guess what came next.,
starvation. It was too cold now to go hunt and the people
were all disprite. People started to die of starvation and you
can’t guess what came next they were so disprite that they
ATE the other people that had already died! Then, after that
winter came the colonists started to realize the importance
of hunting, farming, and preserving food.

Now let's check out some indian corn shall we?

Indian corn

Remember when I taught you Look at
about the firsts colonists food, this mortal
this is an add on and this chapters and pestle,
called, “Indian Corn.” Ever heard go to the
that name, indian corn? Well, the glossary
first colonists past that awful and read
winter and realized that the what it
native american could teach more does! Same
about surviving then they can for the
themselves. Maize was the main maize!
food source for the american
indians. But it wasn't as sweet as Look at all
your corn on the cob today. It the colors!
wasn’t always yellow either it could
be orange, red, or brown. Then, the
american indians would use a tool
called the mortal and pestle, to
make flour.

Time To Eat!

Now that you know about the Can’t you just imagine how
first colonists and there food now good colonial food was!
lets learn about the later colonists
food. The food you had depended on Especially our
how rich or poor you were. Rich tea!
families usually ate two courses of
food. The first course had soups,
meat pudding, and meat pies. You
could just guess that they ate a lot
of meat. Our breakfast would
usually be bacon, and cornmeal mush
with maple syrup. Noon we would have
stew made of meat and vegetables.
Sometimes we would have some meat
involved. Sometimes in the morning
of fall days we would have some
tasty apple pancakes. They were
delicious! Supper was maybe another
bowl of mush with no syrup.

Deadly Water

How do you fair? Now I’ll be This is a river, the
teaching you about our deadly water! colonists didn’t drink
Trust me this chapter isn’t as it, or go in it. Later
surprising as “The First Barrels Of in the colonies there
Food” [Click that to go to that were wells.
chapter.] But you'll be surprised.

But we don’t get water with
our meals. Most colonists were
scared to drink water from the
river because it made people sick.
Instead, we drank cider made from
apple, and also juice made from
blueberries and cherries. We also got
tea imported. But in the beginning
the water was mixed with beer so
that it wouldn’t go bad, when they
were traveling on a ship to virginia.
Even kids drank it!

Awful, Gross And Forgotten Food

Slaves also had food, it Let's say this happened
wasn’t the sweet apple pancakes to your food, and you
we had it was worse. Slave got threw it out. If you
parts of pig that no one wants were a mean slave
if there's pig. If this family did owner then you would
eat pig the parts the slave hand these straight to
would get would be the ears, your slave. Imagon
ribs, and hooves. Wouldn’t that eating this!
be SO gross to eat. Maybe they
eat some corn. I bet they were
mostly hungry.

Now that you know a lot
about everyone's food, how
about everybody's jobs.

Ready For some Laundry?

Now, that you know how are food is
I will be more than happy to teach you
about the jobs my mother does. You might
think that Colonial women's jobs were hard
but mom says that morning jobs have to
be done.

I do the laundry when the clothes Look at this lye soap.
are dirty. This job could be mothers job or Doesn’t it look disgusting?
my job. But today it’s my turn. No soap Or does it look cool? This
guess I’ve got to make it. Here we go. is what they did the
First, I’ve got to soak ashes in water to laundry with.
make lye. Lye is made for making soap.
Then, let me go get some fat from
animals and purified it by, cooking it on
the stove. Then, once the fat is done
cooking I shall stir the fat and lye
together to make soap. Finally I have the
soap made now I must do the laundry.
I’m soaking my clothes in cold water with
scrubbing the soap. Let it dry and I shall
be done. Landry's not my favorite job
but, here's another….

Fluffy Wool, Fluffy Clothes This is
someone
Everyone works on this job it’s shearing
kinda a family job. Me and my the sheep
family make our own clothes, that wool.
our made out of wool. The wool
comes from the sheeps. This is
Grandmother does the first job, a loom!
she carded the wool by brushing it Isn’t
between two rough boards. This it SO
made the wool fluffy. Me and COOL!
mother put the wool on a spinning
wheel and turn it into thread.
Father worked the loom. Mothers
use needle and thread to sew the
cloth into clothing. I gather
plants to make clothes different
colors. Indigo is blue, lris is purple,
goldenrod is yellow, cranberries
pink, blackberries is black.

Different work

Men and women have A colonial women walking outside with a
different jobs from each other. basket
For example, men work a lot
outside, some of them were
farmers. Farmers cleared land,
planted crops, cut trees, and
build homes. They also tended
the animals. While men are
working outside women are doing
all most there jobs inside. For
example they are taking care of
the children, prepared food and
preserved food,knitted, made
candles,and made soap to do the
laundry.

Style And School

First, a colonial women will put on their shifts. Shifts are long sleeved
dresses that fall below the knees. Then, women would wear a stay over there
shifts. A stay was made of hard pieces like whalebone, reeds, metal or wood.
They were sewn very tightly and very fitting. The stays would go from your
waist to your chest. Stays made it very hard for colonial children to bend
over or play. Stays forced the women to stand up very straight. Women even
wear their stays at night when they sleep. Boys wore stays until the age of
six, but girls wore them all their lives. Then women would wear petticoats.
Petticoats are several light skirts. Over the petticoats women would usually
wear an apron and a gown over there petticoats. School was very hard, it was
full of striked work. Especially, the dunce cap. It’s so so so embarrassing to
wear the dunce cap, it likes standing in front of the class and watch
everyone laugh at you. We also had horn books. Horn books are like your
notebooks that you use to write things down and have a bunch of stuff you
need to know write down in front of you.

After school I came home to this…..

Taxes?

How do you fare? I just got home This is a reenacted
from school and today I’ll be teaching French and Indian war.
you about the war we are having.
Mother says that it's called the
french indian war, our british soldiers
are fighting against the french and
indians. But im kinda tired can I tell
you in the morning? Thanks

The next day, “Abigaile can you go
and get the newspaper?” Mother
screamed from the kitchen while she
was turning the butter,”breakfast
shall be done when you are back,”
mother stated. “ Ok mother,“ I
responded. I headed out to the post
office just when the town crier yells
out,”hear ye hear ye the french and
indian war has ended the british have
won.” I ran to mother and told her all
of this then had breakfast and went
to school.

Taxes?

After school, I came home and did my chores then hit the hay. The
next morning, when I went with mother to go to the post office, the
title of the news paper “SUGAR ACT, THE KING NEEDS MONEY FOR THE
SEVEN YEARS WAR” I was very surprised. Mother told me sugar was
taxed. I didn’t think it was that important I’m sure mother could pay
taxes for simple sugar. “Sorry abigail no tea with sugar today,” mother
said sadly,” don’t have enough money to pay the tax sorry.” what thee had
happened. A year had past, I have hated no tea it’s so unsweet without
the sugar I hate it. It was 1765, mother was reading the news paper she
didn’t look very happy. I took a gander at it. “QUARTERING ACT AND
STAMP ACT IS NOW ACTIVATED.” “ Abigail no paper for school and this
will be the last newspaper we buy okay,” mother said slowly and sadly.
Then, a british soldier walked into our house….

“ Good morrow, “ I said. I had no idea why he was here, mother handed me
the newspaper and I started to read all about the quartering act then
I headed to school. Random soldiers could just come into my house? How
was that fair? My dad told me to me to be proud of that soldier, mother
went to secret meetings at night. I believe it’s called the “continental
congress.” But, I didn’t think it was SO serious.

Taxes?

After a few weeks, a war started! It’s called, the american revolution?
So confused. I could hear my dad fighting with my mom. An argument
about which side to believe. Either, love the british soldiers support all of
the taxes or ask mother about the “continental congress” and learn
about that.

I finally, decided that im gonna learn about both will you help me? My
dad said, that he strongly believes that the king protected us so it's fair
that we should pay him money for it. He did win the french indian war
after all so I think its fair, that we pay him for helping us. Your mom
doesnt know what shes against the KING and his powerful army that's
undefeatable.

My mom said to me, the continental congress is a group of people
from all 12 colonies [expect Georgia] meet together to plan in secret
what there going to do to fight the british and how unfair there making
our world. She said that in July 6, 1776 they made something called the
declaration of independence. She said that its a piece of writing that the
continental congress formed everyone signed it and sent it straight to
the king. He responded with……...

Our Very Own American Flag

“If you want freedom down in your
tiny colonies then fight my army in
the war!” That's how the American
revolution started. My mom disguised
herself to fight against the british
cause she was a girl. Other women
also did this too. They shaved their
head disguised herself as men just to
fight in the war. Just take a second
and imagen how much risk you would
take just because of your believe,
amazing right?

After 7 long years the American This is the betsy ross flag, it's
Revolution finally ended from 1765 to the 13 colonies flag, after they
1783 and I woke up to outside to separated from England.
flag. It was pretty, it was a flag
with red and white stripes and blue
in the top corner that had 13 stars.
Mother told me it was our new flag
our own American flag.

Jttuhsoetrwesoiamrddpinlytg ocyliogcuokr botnaecxkt Wanna know
a bit more
Glossary about
colonial
How do you fair? - How are you? words? Just
click the icon.

Settlers - A person who moves with a group of others to live in a
different country or area

Take a gander - Look at this

Slaves - A person who is legal property of another and is forced to obey
them

Pray pardon - Excuse me

Colonists - people who lived in colonies

Thatch - A roof made of straw or material similar to straw

Maize- Corn

Mortar and pestle - A tool used to grind corn into flour

Mush - Oatmeal

Loom - Turns thread into cloth

Dunce - being bad at school, would end up wearing a dunce cap. It was
embarrassing and not fun to wear.

Bibliography - Books We Used for Research

Arnéz Lynda. My Life in the American Colonies. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016.

CAPSTONE. WHAT IF YOU LIVED IN COLONIAL AMERICA? CAPSTONE CLASSROOM,
2013.
Fajardo, Anika. The Dish On Food and Farming In Colonial America. Capstone Press,
2017.
Fisher, Verna. Colonial Jobs. Nomad Press, 2010.
Isaacs, Sally Senzell. Life in a Colonial Town. Heinemann Library, 2001.
Kalman, Bobbie. A Child's Day. Crabtree Pub., 1994.
Kalman, Bobbie. A Visual Dictionary of a Colonial Community. Crabtree Pub. Co., 2008.
Kalman, Bobbie. Colonial Life. Crabtree Pub. Co., 1993.
Kalman, Bobbie. The General Store. Crabtree Pub., 1997.
Kalman, Bobbie. Visiting a Village. Crabtree, 1994.

Bibliography - Books We Used for Research

Machajewski, Sarah. A Kid's Life in Colonial America. PowerKids Press, 2015.
Mara, Wil, and Farré Lluís. If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies. Children's
Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.
McGovern, Ann, and June Otani. --If You Lived in Colonial Times. Scholastic, 2005.
Rajczak, Kristen. Life in the American Colonies. Gareth Stevens, 2013.
Raum, Elizabeth. Scoop on Clothes, Homes, and Daily Life in Colonial America. Capstone
Press, 2017.
Thomas, Mark. Clothes in Colonial America. Children's Press, 2002.
Thomas, Mark. Food in Colonial America. Children's Press, 2002.
Thomas, Mark. Fun and Games in Colonial America. Scholastic, 2002.
Thomas, Mark. School in Colonial America. Children's Press, 2002.
Thomas, Mark. Work in Colonial America. Scholastic, 2002.
Vonne, Mira. Gross Facts about the American Colonies. Capstone Press, 2017.