Massachusetts The 7 th Colony

Trade in Massachusetts  My Trade in Basket making, I make baskets for my family and if I make a basket that is good enough then I can sell it when my family goes to the market.

Family life Family’s live in close knit communities where most of your neighbors were family. Entertaining was very important. But disease and poverty put a stop to entertaining. Most houses had 4-5 people living in it.

Pastimes and Hobbies Most of the time pass time was basket making Most of the time pass time was basket making Children would play games Children would play games

Religion Religious diversity had become a dominant part of colonial life. The colonies were a patchwork of religiously diverse communities and, as a result, the population of America increased quickly. People from all over the world wanted the freedom that was found in America and they began to move their homelands to America. Groups such as the Scotch-Irish were among the first to begin that emigration to America. As a result, religious persecution was beginning to diminish and religious freedom began to replace it. Most people where Baptist Religious diversity had become a dominant part of colonial life. The colonies were a patchwork of religiously diverse communities and, as a result, the population of America increased quickly. People from all over the world wanted the freedom that was found in America and they began to move their homelands to America. Groups such as the Scotch-Irish were among the first to begin that emigration to America. As a result, religious persecution was beginning to diminish and religious freedom began to replace it. Most people where Baptist

Education A 1647 Massachusetts mandated that every town of 50 or more families support an elementary school and every town of 100 or more families support a grammar school, where boys could learn Latin in preparation for college. In practice, some New England towns had difficulty keeping their schools open and staffed, but virtually all New England towns made an effort to provide a school for their children. Both boys and girls attended the elementary schools (though sometimes at different hours or different seasons) and there they learned to read, write, and cipher. In the mid-Atlantic region, private and sectarian schools filled the same niche as the New England "common schools." A 1647 Massachusetts mandated that every town of 50 or more families support an elementary school and every town of 100 or more families support a grammar school, where boys could learn Latin in preparation for college. In practice, some New England towns had difficulty keeping their schools open and staffed, but virtually all New England towns made an effort to provide a school for their children. Both boys and girls attended the elementary schools (though sometimes at different hours or different seasons) and there they learned to read, write, and cipher. In the mid-Atlantic region, private and sectarian schools filled the same niche as the New England "common schools."

Daily Life The men would gather eggs and milk the cows in the morning, eat breakfast, go to work, or maybe work on the farm, come back home, eat dinner, and go to sleep. The women would clean and watch the kids if they were not in school and cook the kids would go outside and play if they were not in school The men would gather eggs and milk the cows in the morning, eat breakfast, go to work, or maybe work on the farm, come back home, eat dinner, and go to sleep. The women would clean and watch the kids if they were not in school and cook the kids would go outside and play if they were not in school