Starter You will read the George Washington’s copy of “Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation” (copied when he was 16) Your team (no more than two people) will discuss and choose seven (7) of the rules and explain what it tells you about the life of a colonial adolescent in the 1700s and you will make those same rules modern. You will read at least four (4)) of your favorites, funniest or ones most like rules today. Most of the rules have been traced to a French etiquette manual written by Jesuits in As a handwriting exercise Washington merely copied word-for-word..FrenchetiquetteJesuits

Refuge– What is refuge? A safe place. Many colonists longed to find a refuge to live and worship that was away from the King’s rules.

Immigrant– What is an immigrant? A person that comes into a country to start a new life. People came to America from many different places to start a new life. Diversity– What is diversity? A group of people from very different backgrounds. The Middle colonies were an interesting place to live because of the diversity among the people.

The settlers here were looking to practice their own religion or to make money. Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards. Complete your Middle Colonies map

Geography The Mid-Atlantic Colonies are located in the Appalachian Mountains as well as the coastal lowlands. They have many harbors and bays, and wide and deep rivers. Their soils are rich and great for farming. The Mid-Atlantic colonies used their natural resources on farms to produce grain and raise livestock. They also had many skilled and unskilled workers and fishermen.

-These Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial -Wheat and other grains were grown -Factories produced iron, paper and textiles -Trading goods with England was common

-Sometimes called the “The Bread Basket” colonies because they grew so many crops for making bread. -In addition to the lush land for growing crops, there were several large harbors. - Germans built the Conestoga wagon here

-Believed all people were equal -Refused to swear loyalty to the king or queen -Refused to participate in war -Came to the Americas for refuge and worship -Lived in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Overseer– What is a overseer? Someone that was hired to watch slaves as they worked. Plantation owners hired overseers to watch the slaves and make sure they did their jobs. Indigo– What is indigo? A plant that was used in making blue dye. The farmers grew indigo plants. Indigo was an important cash crop for the Southern colonies.

The settlers here, for the most part, wanted to make money. They brought their families and they kept their them together on the plantations. But their main reason for being here was to make the good money.

Geography The Southern Colonies are also located in the Appalachian Mountains in the Piedmont region in the Atlantic Coastal Plains. They have good harbors and rivers. The weather is very hot and humid in the summers. They use their natural resources to maintain large farms and plantations. They produced cash crops (such as tobacco) and wood products. Some lived on smaller farms as well. Slavery was predominant in the southern colonies.

-almost entirely agricultural -plantations were abundant -a large part of the workforce was African slaves -plantations grew tobacco, rice, and indigo

-Slavery was legal -Children born to slaves became slave themselves -Sometimes families were broken apart and sold to other plantation owners -Enslaved people were often abused or beaten

Class activity Create a daily life in Colonial America from a Middle or Southern colony. Start at 5:00 a.m. when you wake up and end with 8:00 p.m. when you go to sleep. Describe what you are doing during each time period; your name; your role in your house and if you are a male, then your role outside the house. Make sure to include at least 3 good and 3 bad things that happened to you on this day. Remember: Paying attention to detail is essential to your grade.

Example 5 a.m. – Mama called me to get up, get dressed, wash my face and go to the barn and milk our six cows. 6 a.m. – Brought the milk inside, helped Mama put it in milk cans and ate three biscuits and some molasses Mama had prepared for me. Then we had our Bible lessons for the day. 7 a.m. – Papa said we had to plow the soy beans today so I got Bessie (our mule) and hooked her to the plow and gave her some hay to eat. I keep some hay in a bag in case she decides to stop in the middle of my job.