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In Explore Colonial America!, kids ages 6-9 learn about America's earliest days as European settlements, and how the colonists managed to survive, build thriving colonies, and eventually challenge England for independence.How did the colonists build homes, feed and clothe themselves, and get along with the Native Americans who were already here? This accessible introduction to the colonial period teaches young children about the daily lives of ordinary colonists and offers fascinating stories about those who helped shape the emerging nation. Activities range from creating a ship out of a bar of soap and building a log home out of graham crackers and pretzels to making a wampum necklace. Projects are easy-to-follow, require minimal adult supervision, and use primarily common household products and recycled supplies.By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Colonial America!, and have a great time discovering our nation's founding years.

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Publié par	Nomad Press
Date de parution	01 août 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781619301023
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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To Chloe, Jack, and Sam who make me feel young, but make sure I don’t forget my age. And to Nick who fills my life with music.

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Contents

introduction
Let’s Explore Colonial America!
Chapter 1
Homes-Yours or Mine?
Chapter 2
Food-Anybody Got a Net?
Chapter 3
Native People
Chapter 4
Clothing and Wigs
Chapter 5
School and Games-Let’s Learn and Play!
Chapter 6
Famous People-What’s Your Name?
Chapter 7
Conflict with England-You’re Not the Boss of Me!
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Let’s Explore
Colonial America!

H ave you ever been on a camping trip? Or have you ever traveled on a ship? Do you know what it’s like to move to a new place? Well, the colonists did all of those things when they traveled to America.

So, where was colonial America? What was it like to live in colonial America over 300 years ago, and where did the settlers come from? We’ll find the answers to these questions and have fun along the way. In this book you will learn about homes, food, games, and famous people like Pocahontas. There will be lots of activities, silly jokes, and fun facts too. You will be able to make soap boats, candles, pancakes, muffins, and plenty more. Are you ready to have fun? Okay, then let’s explore!

Did you ever wonder why we call this country America? Well, a mapmaker heard that Amerigo Vespucci had found the New World. Amerigo Vespucci was an explorer from Italy. The mapmaker put the name America on many maps of the New World . Later some people wanted the name changed, but it was too late by then because the name was very popular.
Who Were the Settlers and Why Did They Come?
Spanish, Dutch, French, and British settlers came to this country. People wanted to move here for many reasons. Some came for the adventure of sailing on the seas. Some came hoping that they would become rich.

colonist: a person who came to settle America.
colonial America: the name given to this country when talking about the years 1607-1776.
settlers: the men, women, and children who came from other countries to settle in the New World.
New World: what is now America. It was called the New World by people from Europe because it was new to them.
colonies: early settlements in America.
American Revolution: the war fought by the colonists for freedom from Great Britain.
Many British people came so they could believe in what they wanted. Religion was very important to many colonists. It was a part of their everyday life. They could be building houses, working in the garden, or getting the children ready for bed. It didn’t matter. Everything they did was about following the teachings of the Bible.

All of the settlers were brave for traveling by ship. Men, women and children traveled to this new land. The trip was hard and took many weeks.
When Did All of This Happen?
The first British colony was called Jamestown. It began in 1607 in Virginia. The years we will explore are called the colonial period. That is from 1607 to 1776. Mostly this book will talk about British settlers and colonies, but we will learn about settlers from other countries too.
THEN &NOW Traveling over oceans could only be done by ship. Today most people fly over oceans in airplanes.

Color a Map of the 13 COLONIES
Colonial America was the name given to the 13 settlements founded in what is now the United States. These settlements were called colonies. They were all along the East Coast of the United States. With time the colonies grew larger and they became states after the American Revolution.
Do you know the names of those 13 colonies? They were Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. This is the order they were settled. New York was originally a Dutch colony called New Netherland, but the British took it over and renamed it in 1664.
The 13 colonies were founded between 1607 and 1733. Each colony was very different. In the north it was very cold in the winter. In the south it was very hot in the summer. Many settlers were not used to this weather.

Georgia was the last of the colonies to be founded. It was established in 1733.

H ere is a map of the 13 colonies to color. If you lived in those days where would you like to live?
Homes
Yours or Mine?

H ave you ever seen a picture of a forest or walked in one? A forest is an area with lots of trees. Birds, rabbits, frogs, foxes, bugs, and bears live in a forest.

Well, when people from Europe started coming to America there were no familiar roads or houses, no stores, and no churches. The land was beautiful, but much of it was vast forest and wilderness! The Native People used pathways and waterways to get around. Their houses were very different from the houses the colonists had left behind.
The first colonists in colonial America came from England. They had traveled by ship for many weeks. While they must have been very happy to be on land, they were tired and hungry, and needed shelter.

Unsolved Mystery—The Lost Colony
The very first attempt to settle in America was made in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1587. A man named John White was in charge. He went back to England to get supplies for the people in Virginia. On the way his ship ran into some bad weather. Then war in England kept him from getting back to Virginia quickly.
When he finally returned to Roanoke in 1590, everyone had disappeared. He did find two messages, though. The messages were “Cro” and “Croatan.” The first word was carved onto a tree. The second word was carved into a fence pole. It was the name of an island near Roanoke. John White searched, but never found the people.
Experts believe the 117 settlers ran out of food. They may have moved to look for food. They may have died. No one knows what happened to the people of the Lost Colony. It is still a mystery.

forest: an area with lots of trees and wildlife.
They built a settlement called Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Do you think they were surprised that they had to build a place to sleep after such a long time at sea?
The Jamestown colonists were not very prepared to build a house. They did not have the right tools. Many did not even know the first thing about building a house. So, what do you think they did? They made the best shelter they could with what they had. Some may have made a kind of tent, whiles others were able to build small, one-room homes.
In Massachusetts the colonists may have dug into the sides of hills to make their huts strong. Next, they would cut down some trees for logs. They would make posts and beams out of the logs and stand the posts straight up.

They wove branches and sticks, called wattle, in the spaces between the posts. Mud, called daub, covered the wattle. The mud kept the wind and rain out. Finally, they used beams to make a roof. It was hard work to build a house. The colonists worked together, and children helped with the work too.
If you were a colonist which job would you like? Would you like to dig, spread the mud between the posts and beams, or yell “timber” while the trees were falling ?

Many Native Americans lived in wigwam homes. These homes could be built quickly. They used bark coverings over poles forming a dome shape. The ground acted as the floor. This kind of home was a good shelter.

wattle: sticks and straw filling the spaces between logs.
daub: clay mixture used to cover the wattle in between logs in colonial houses.
Native Americans: the native people who already lived in areas settled by the colonists.
wigwam: a dome-shaped house made with bark covering a frame of saplings.
veranda: a large porch with a roof above it.

Q : How many colonists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A : None. There weren’t any light bulbs back then.

As time went on the colonists were able to build larger houses. Different styles were used in different times and places. Swedish colonists built log cabins.
These homes used rounded logs that were stacked on top of each other. The ends had chunks cut out so the logs locked into place at the corners. The space between the logs was chinked, or stuffed, with pieces of wood. Daub was smeared over the chink. Just like the earliest homes, the chink and daub kept rain, wind, snow, and animals from getting inside. It wasn’t long before