You are THERE in History!

Imagine you are a Colonial Traveler along the King's Highway on a dangerously stormy night in You cannot continue, it is just too dangerous tonight! You seek refuge for the evening at the cozy Tavern in a small town. There you meet some fellow travelers in the same situation. In 1750, Colonists dealt mainly with England and other European countries and did not travel frequently within their own 13 Colonies. Therefore, people knew very little about their fellow Colonists' lifestyles. You discuss with the others your lives.

You will take on the role of a Colonist, circa You need to present as realistic a presentation as possible of the everyday life of the individual...including his or her job, clothing, social activities, typical food and drink, current events in his/her Region in the 1700's, who the well-known Political leaders are in his/her region, other people with whom your character interacts, and what activities he/she does during a typical day.

Your group of 4 will decide which of you are colonists, what is your occupation, and from what colony. One group member will be the inn keeper. All members of your group need to be familiar with events on the road to Revolution. (found in your text in Chapters 6 & 7 – look at the timeline in both of those chapters) Certainly you will include at a minimum The Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre, The Sugar Act, The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.)

Ye olde Task for Thee

The Roles 1. Ye olde innkeeper 2. Ye olde New England colonist 3. Ye olde Middle colonies colonist 4. Ye olde Southern colonies colonist

Ye olde Innkeeper 1. Decide WHERE your inn is located 2. decide on the name of your inn, and make a sign 3. decide on the food and drink your inn will offer, make a menu, and provide prices

Some Ideas for a Colonist A Frontiersman A Frontiersman A wealthy Southern Planter A wealthy Southern Planter Planter's wife Planter's wife A Quaker in Pennsylvania A Quaker in Pennsylvania An African slave from a plantation An African slave from a plantation A British soldier A British soldier A newspaper publisher A newspaper publisher A resident of a large colonial city A resident of a large colonial city A New England Puritan A New England Puritan An indentured servant An indentured servant An apprentice learning a skill or trade An apprentice learning a skill or trade A worker in a debtor colony A worker in a debtor colony

Trades ApothecaryBasket maker BlacksmithBrick maker CabinetmakerCarpenter CooperFounder GunsmithMiller MillinerPrinter & Binder SaddlerShoemaker SilversmithWheelwright Wigmaker

Typical clothing I´d wear? My profession? My education level? Typical food that I would eat in my area?

My family life every day? Duties I have? My leisure activities? (What I´d do for fun in my free time?)

You must include clothing and props in your skit. You may do this in any mode you wish, other than a poster. You must provide me with a script.

You must use some old timey talk and language in your skit! Here are links to help you: etter/june03/english.cfm pilgrim Lifestyle/Signs_of_the_Times/Long_S.php %20like%20a%20Colonist.pdf

Food Links life-of-the-american-colonies-the-role-of-the-tavern-in-society life-of-the-american-colonies-the-role-of-the-tavern-in-society life-of-the-american-colonies-the-role-of-the-tavern-in-society life-of-the-american-colonies-the-role-of-the-tavern-in-society d.htm d.htm d.htm d.htm

New England Colonies: New England Colonies: Middle Colonies: Middle Colonies: Southern Colonies: Southern Colonies: Other Helpful Websites: Other Helpful Websites:

Partial Timeline 1730 The Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was an unorganized but widespread movement of evangelical Christian sermons and church meetings in the 1730s and 1740s 1732 The Hat Act designed to control hat production by the American colonists in the 13 Colonies Navigation Act of the Molasses Act - levied heavy taxes on sugar 1744 (1744–1748) King George's War (part of the French and Indian Wars) between the French colonies allied with the Wabanaki Confederacy and the British colonies allied with Iroquois Confederacy 1750Iron Act - Restricts the manufacturing activities in the colonies 1754( ) French Indian War also known as the Seven Years War, ( 1758King George III ascends to the throne 1763The Peace Treaty of Paris 1763 ends the French and Indian Wars. Canada, east of the Mississippi River, was added to the British empire The Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was an unorganized but widespread movement of evangelical Christian sermons and church meetings in the 1730s and 1740s 1732 The Hat Act designed to control hat production by the American colonists in the 13 Colonies Navigation Act of the Molasses Act - levied heavy taxes on sugar 1744 (1744–1748) King George's War (part of the French and Indian Wars) between the French colonies allied with the Wabanaki Confederacy and the British colonies allied with Iroquois Confederacy 1750Iron Act - Restricts the manufacturing activities in the colonies 1754( ) French Indian War also known as the Seven Years War, ( 1758King George III ascends to the throne 1763The Peace Treaty of Paris 1763 ends the French and Indian Wars. Canada, east of the Mississippi River, was added to the British empire. 1763The Peace Treaty of Paris 1763 ends the French and Indian Wars. Canada, east of the Mississippi River, was added to the British empire. Great Britain attempts to Reverse the Policy of Salutary Neglect 1763The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763 bringing the introduction of the massive boundary, which was the Proclamation Line between the colonies and Indian Territories - refer to British Colonies in Sugar Act - Law passed by the British Parliament setting a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a stamp duty (tax) on legal papers, newspapers and pamphlets. Vehement opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in Quartering Act of The Sons of Liberty Townshend Acts - Series of Laws passed by the British Parliament placing duties on items imported by the colonists including glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. The reaction from the colonists was so intense that Great Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. 1768: Boston Nonimportation Agreement Merchants in Boston and New York boycott British goods until the Townshend Acts are repealed 1763The Peace Treaty of Paris 1763 ends the French and Indian Wars. Canada, east of the Mississippi River, was added to the British empire. Great Britain attempts to Reverse the Policy of Salutary Neglect 1763The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763 bringing the introduction of the massive boundary, which was the Proclamation Line between the colonies and Indian Territories - refer to British Colonies in Sugar Act - Law passed by the British Parliament setting a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a stamp duty (tax) on legal papers, newspapers and pamphlets. Vehement opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in Quartering Act of The Sons of Liberty Townshend Acts - Series of Laws passed by the British Parliament placing duties on items imported by the colonists including glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. The reaction from the colonists was so intense that Great Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. 1768: Boston Nonimportation Agreement Merchants in Boston and New York boycott British goods until the Townshend Acts are repealed

His Majesty King George III’s Grievance and Problems with the American Colonies The American Colonies’ Grievance and Problems with His Majesty King George III 1) Colonies are not repaying for the money spent protecting colonists in the recent war with the French and Indians, and for the military protection that continues even now. 1) Sugar Act of ) Refusal of colonies to use imported English goods.2) Currency Act of ) riot in 1770 between citizens and soldiers about the Quartering Act3) Quartering Act of ) Secret organizations known as the Sons of Liberty were formed in 1765 and continue today 4) Declaratory Act of ) The Repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766 was forced by the colonies on His Majesty 5) Stamp Act of ) The Massachusetts House of Representatives called for unified resistance to His Majesty by all the colonies in ) The British governor of dissolved the state's legislature in ) The Virginia House of Burgesses ( legislature) passed resolutions condemning 's actions against, and stating that only 's governor and legislature could tax its citizens in ) ’s royal governor dissolved the legislature (Virginia House of Burgesses) in ) Colonies forced His Majesty to cut back the Townshend Acts in ) Townshend Acts of ) Massacre of ) Several boatloads of men attacked a grounded British customs schooner, the Gaspee near in ) The removal of the trial about the Gaspee to in ) Tea Party of ) Tea Act of ) Harsh treatment of loyal colonial subjects of the King by some other American Colonists 12) The Coercive Acts of ) Special groups of Colonial militia, known as Minute Men, were organized in 1774 and continue at the present 13) British troops seized ammunition belonging to the colony of. They also began to fortify in 1774 and continue at the present 14) and in 1775

The Rubric for this activity is also uploaded under APUSH DOCUMENTS. There are 2 – one for me to grade you, one for you to grade each other.

CULMINATING EVENT Your class will have a traditional New England Town Meeting to decide whether the colonies will oppose the British or welcome them. Everyone has one vote. Before a vote is taken, everyone will have one minute to state their position and persuade others to vote with them.

Some of the information on this powerpoint provided by: Eileen Keane, Newton Public Schools Newton, Massachusetts

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