Lindsey Hiers Mrs.Early’s 8th Grade S.S Class Colonial Maryland

Trades /Farming  Tobacco plantations  Border colony for slavery  Home to the Chesapeake Bay ports of Baltimore and Annapolis  Had a lot of indentured servants – had to work for their masters mostly for 7 years  They mostly farmed corn, wheat, rice, and indigo  Their main manufacturing was shipbuilding and iron works

Family Life  Children became enrolled as apprentices as early as age 7  Many families in colonial Maryland were farmers. Families were often large so that children could help the family economically when the parents reached old age.  Many of the people were farmers or worked in a skilled trade. Candle makers, blacksmiths and tavern owners were among the professions available in colonial Maryland.  Each of the different families had at least one common bond, however: the father was always the head of the home.

Hobbies/Pastimes  They had many games to play  Since they didn’t have toys they would make their own things to play with such as kites.

Communication  The family was the basis for social interaction  If they needed to talk to someone they would go to their house or they might send a messenger.

Relations With Other People  Economic support  and political opinions and ideals in colonial Maryland.  Each of the different families had at least one common bond

Religion  In Maryland, the Culverts' set policies which allowed Christians to worship freely  Catholics were a minority during the entire colonial period.  Eventually, other religious groups, such as Quakers and Presbyterians, settled in Maryland to take advantage of this liberal atmosphere.

Education  The family in colonial Maryland was a person's main source of entertainment and learning.  Children were expected to know how to read and write, and boys were taught Latin in grammar school.  Puritan families realized that education could help the family become economically stable, and often sent their sons to higher educational institutions.  In the colonial period, Maryland attempted to establish free schools. The General Assembly, in 1695, assessed a tax on the export of furs to raise funds for these schools.

Daily Life  An "ordinary" was a combination of a hotel, restaurant, and bar which served as a center for social, economic, and political activity.  They played games like hopscotch, cards, marbles, hide- n-seek, and tag.

Climate  The weather varied between 20 degrees Fahrenheit and 90 degrees Fahrenheit annually.  Most Marylanders lived in rough conditions on small family farms.