Colonail Vocabulary for the next 2 weeks

The 13 Colonies Vocabulary

1. New England Colonies- New Hampshire, Massachusetts (Maine was also apart of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

2. dissent- disagreement

3. expel- to drive out, force someone to leave

4. consent- agreement

5. sedition- speaking in ways that cause others to work against the government

6. frontier-  lands beyond the areas already settled by colonists

7. industry- the businesses that make a one kind of product or provide one kind of service

8. the Middle Colonies - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

9. refuge- safe place

10. diversity- having lots of differences and variation

11. immigrant- a person who comes into a country to make a new home there

12. The Great Awakening- a religious movement that brought people together and taught to accept religious  differences

13. prosperity – economic success

14. artisan- craftworkers

15. apprentice- a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

16. Southern Colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia

17. constitution- a written plan of government

18. debtors- people who owe money

19.  institutionalized- to become an accepted part of life (slavery became institutionalized in the colonies)

20.  indentured servant-  a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

Monday and Tuesday– copy words and definitions on a separate piece of paper

Tuesday and Thursday- use the words in  sentence

Tuesday draw and label pictures for 10 words

Wednesday- crossword

Thursday – study 

Colonial Days Information

We will be having “Colonial Days” with Ms. Fehey’s Class to showcase what we have learned about life in the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.  We have chosen a colonial character and will be dressing up in colonial costumes (as best we can)  and showcasing our colonial crafts/treats.    This will take place after lunch on Friday, February 20th.

This mini project and a written paragraph about the project is meant to be fun.

Clothing ideas:  khaki pants (or any pants) rolled to the knee (baseball pants also work great),  knee high socks, white collared shirt, long skirts, scarves,  apron,  bonnets, plain shoes

Some project ideas to get you started…

*sew a small quilt (or the beginnings of one)         * make a model of a colonial town

* homemade candles      *weaving      * make a horn book    *silhouette  art     *handmade pillow

*corn husk doll       *clothes pin doll     *rag doll     *cross stitch/ embroidery

*handmade baskets      *make an example of a horn book

*tin work (making something out of tin can eg. lantern)

Individual Project and Paragraph

A reminder that the individual colonial project and paragraph write up are due Feb. 20^th and will be showcased that day during “colonial days”.

Your project should relate to our theme of study:  Colonial America and reflect the thought and effort you put into the assignment.

Paragraph includes details about what you made, how did you make it, and why you chose that project and how it related to our colonial area of study.  Neatness, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation are important.