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2 The Colonies By Margot A.

3 Founding Fathers One of the founding fathers is John Adams, who was the second president of the United States. Also, one of the most famous of the founding fathers is Benjamin Franklin, who invented electricity. Third, Alexander Hamilton was the founder of the first American political party. Lastly, also very famous is George Washington the first president of the United States and the commander-in-chief of the Continent Army during the Revolutionary War.

4 3 Regions of the 13 Colonies Southern Colonies: Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Middle Colonies: New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware New England: Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Maine

5 Things that made the Region Unique New England: Fishing Whaling Trapping Ship Building Logging Middle Colonies: Agriculture Logging Ship Building Textiles Paper making Southern Colonies: Farming Rice Indigo Tobacco Sugar Cane Cotton

6 Tools 1. Augers 2. Chisels 3. Compass

7 Jobs 1. Basket Maker 2. Carpenter 3. Tanner

8 Costume/Clothes Women: 1. Lace Apron 2. Hat 3. Gown Men: 1.Coat 2.Breeches 3.Wig

9 Education Only boys were allowed to go to school They practiced writing letters They practiced reading

10 Food Fresh Oysters Eggs Soups Grain Porridges Gazpacho Carolina Fish

11 Webliography http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions http://en.wikipedia.org/almanack/life/trades/trademln.cf m http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_U nited_States http://library.thinkquest.org/J002132/shelters.html


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