Colonial Villages, Towns, and Cities Churches All villages had a church. Church was the meeting place in most villages. The church was the tallest and most important building. Different Types of Churches Spanish Mission Catholic Made from stone, brick, stucco Grand, decorative (if possible) Colonial (New England) Protestant Wood, eventually brick Very simple and plain, why? Village green Open space in the middle of town. Common place for gatherings Livestock could graze on the green Training ground for the militia Blacksmith Almost all villages had a blacksmith. Blacksmith would use heat and tools to shape iron. Shop was often dirty because of soot from the fire. Blacksmith continued He would make and repair any metal itemsincluding farming tools. Watch a coloinal blacksmith make nails.WmoWmo If you needed a tooth pulledyou went to the blacksmith. other artisans Weavermade clothhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbUF0wgIfwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbUF0wgIfw Cooperbarrelshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86hp 3H8FzUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86hp 3H8FzU Cobblershoes Wheelwrightwheels Silversmithworked with silver (just like a blacksmith worked with iron)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j0Cjuft9Mchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j0Cjuft9Mc Carpenterworked with wood Shipwrightbuild ships There are many more Merchant Bought and sold goodsafter all, people in the village need stuff. They would have sold goods such as: Flour and sugar Dinnerware Cloth Rum Salted meats Tea shipped from other British colonies (india) Colonial Signs Most people in Colonial America couldnt read. So signs had pictures to tell them what the shop made or sold. Look at the following slides and see if you can figure out what these shops do.