The way people lived during a particular time period is an important tool to use when studying history. Some of the specific aspects of colonial life include types of homes, industries/agriculture, clothing, entertainment/recreation, games/pastimes, government, climate, religion, education/schools, settlements/cities, important people, food, major land formations, and early history.

 

Over the next few days, you will explore the Internet to find information on "Life in Colonial America." After a brief overview, you will choose either a particular colony or region (New England, Middle, or Southern) to study in depth. After researching your topic, you will create a PowerPoint presentation to display your findings. These presentations will possibly be presented to your U.S. history class.

 

Use the following sites as a "jumping off point" for your study of colonial life.

Web Links:

http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html

http://www.millcomm.com/~dover/colony.htm

http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/ooah/ooah2.htm

http://www.history.org/life/trades/tradehdr.htm

 

Briefly study each site. After this short overview of the general topic, colonial life, narrow your study down to either a specific colony or region.

Take notes on at least six of the following categories for your topic:

• types of homes
• industries/agriculture
• clothing
• entertainment/recreation
• games/pastimes
• government
• climate
• religion
• education/schools
• settlements/cities
• important people
• food
• major land formations
• early history

 

As you find other sites, pick your best and post it to the class web page (see bottom of page).

*Remember Copyright and Fair Use policy. As you conduct your research, make note of site references so that you can document your presentation.

Create a PowerPoint presentation to showcase your findings. (See rubrics for specific presentation criteria)

Evaluation

Your presentation will be graded using the rubric provided.

Conclusion

Either post a message to the class web or send me an e-mail explaining the most exciting thing you learned during your research.