Dedication: This book is dedicated to our wonderful, awesome, incredible teacher Mr. Hanlin, also to our friends who have helped us make this book. Most importantly, we dedicate this book to each other because of our work and cooperation with each other.
The New Land When the English settlers first laid their eyes on the new land, all they saw were trees. Some people said that forests were so dense; a squirrel could travel from Maine to Florida without touching the ground. These forests amazed the settlers. Back in old England, trees were cut down really fast. Here, trees were plentiful and was used for shelter and cooking.
The Soil New England was not great for farming because of its rocky soil. New England had rocky soil due to the Ice Ages’ many glaciers, and they swept away all the rich soil. Sadly, the farmers had no luck with crops. Although, many fish came to eat the plants and the settlers either ate them or traded them. Even though farming was not successful in the colony, New England was considered rich in natural resources thanks to the numerous fish, thick forests, and many harbors.
New England’s rocky soil
Laws The Colony When the Puritans came to New England they came with a plan. They didn’t just want towns they wanted communities where people could serve both their god and each other. Puritan leaders thought that they had to have strict rules in order to have communities. Each family was assigned a plot for houses or farms. The size of the plot depended on the size of the family and importance of the job the family had. Meeting House The Puritans made the meetinghouse the center of the religion and government. New Englanders met in the meetinghouse for meetings,
The Map of New England Colonies
where governments and leaders made decisions, all house holds had to agree. Fathers lead the households so only men shared decisions. In the meetinghouse men and women sat apart from each other. The people who lead the land got the best benches. Image Website The Colonial Meeting House http://www.bookunitsteacher.com/colonial_america/puritans.htm http://nobigotry.facinghistory.org/content/religion-‐colonial-‐america-‐trends-‐ regulations-‐and-‐beliefs
Daily Life Many houses in the past were different from today. In New England, glass was a very expensive item, so most houses had very few windows or some people would even sell their window because they needed money. Not only do they live in the houses they would use the houses like a little workshop, in the cold weather.
Food and Clothing During the Colonial Period everything was made by hand. The woman of many families would make cloth and sew it in to clothing for the family. Grain was in such short supply and expensive that only rich people can afford so peasants they grow their own vegetables. They would have enormous fireplaces to keep warmth in the cold winter and to fit giant pots to cook their vegetables in.
Very Expensive Grain for Bread
Mapping
Map of New England
New England is a region in the Northeastern corner of the US consisting of the six states of Massachuses, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut. New England is bordered by New York State on the west.
To build or start a colony, you need many things. One of the most important things are capes.They help to protect the colonist’s from storms. Fresh water lakes are also important because they are a good source of water for people and animals. Forest’s, are also useful for building huts, houses, buckets and many other useful items.
King Philip’s War When the Puritans first came they got along pretty well with the Natives, they traded and were generally friendly, they had little problems, but the problems that they had soon escalated, badly. Many English ways were completely different, for example, instead of putting animals in coops they let them free. “But these English men ever since having gotten our land, and they with scythes cut down the grass, and with axes fell the trees; their cows and horse eat the grass, and their hogs spoil our clam banks, and we shall be starved.” -Warpaths-Invasions of North America. Soon the tension boiling between the two societies were about to erupt. On 1637, the Puritans attacked Pequot Fort and burned it down; this battle was the beginning of a war. A Wampanoag chief named Metacomet (MEHT-a-comet) also called King Philip by the Puritans, decided to rebel. By 1675 they started raiding Puritan villages, seeing Metacomet’s success, the other tribes soon rallied behind him. The Natives attacked and ransacked the colonists across the land. Catching the New Englanders by surprise, the foreigners were slaughtered by the hundreds, but with far more superior weapons, the Natives were forced out of their home, hence, the end of King Philip’s War.
A picture of Metacomet standing proudly.
Glossary Cape: a point of land projecting into the sea or an ocean Colonial Period: a period of time when colonies thrived Colony: a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
Consisting: 1 1 (consist of) be composed or made up of: the exhibition consists of 180 drawings. • (Consist in) have as an essential feature: his duties consist in taking the condition of the barometer. 2 (consist with) archaic are consistent with: the information perfectly consists with our friend's account.
Disaster: something bad happened Expensive: it costs a lot of money Harbors: a spot on a coast with shelter Ice Age: a period of time with many glaciers New England: a colony Puritan: a race of people Traded: exchanging items or goods Wampanoag: 1 a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples of southeastern Massachusetts who spoke the extinct Algonquian language Massachusetts
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