Massachusetts

New England

Jason E.T. Hamilton

Mrs. Kyrtatas and Msr. Wenger.

March,2015

Where Am I?

I woke up to a sticky hot morning in

Boston Massachusetts. I had a sore back

from a rough and hard bed which was not

normal because I have a mattress with

blankets but this one had no blankets and

the sound of my brother and papa working

in the garden, laps of the waves on the

lake and beach boats coming in and out

for imports an exports.I was waiting mama

to call for me. After what seemed like

forever she finally called. Breakfast was

the usual oats and beans and maybe

cantaloupe.

After breakfast I went outside to work in the

garden with papa. He was harvesting the

watermelon. I love watermelon so this time of

year is very exciting. My step-brother john was

harvesting herbs for mamas cooking like Basel

and parley. We are probably having mama's

chicken and parsley tonight. That was strange

because I was told we had spaghetti and

meatballs breakfast was strange because I

usually have pancakes. I suddenly realized I

time traveled.

A School Day

My father told me that I would be

going to school soon and I would

learn about math the founding

fathers and reading if we weren't

homeschooled first. I went to bed

that night wondering but when I

woke up instead of waiting for my

mom to call I got up got dressed

in my clothes and went

downstairs to get breakfast.

My school is a big brick building. We had

math first thing in the morning then history we

learned about he founding fathers who were

Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus

King, Caleb Strong they were called the

massachuesetts bay company and formed

the colony for religious freedom. I was

interested and asked questions until the bell

rang. My first day of school was fun I told to

papa and mama, I made two new friends

Jacob and Max.

A Day of Chores

The next morning I had to do my

chores which were: doing the

laundry, fetching water, husking

the corn picking the herbs,

plowing the fields and watering

the flowers. Then I got to hunt

and do fishing contests with my

friends Jacob and Max and the

neighbors kids the twins Harriet

and Zack.

After the day was over I went home

sweaty and exhausted ate my dinner

bens rice and fish then crashed my hay

bed and felt like I was knocked out.

Recess day

My second day of school is fun because

we learned about something called

subtraction which is the opposite of

addition our teacher told us. Also unlike

yesterday we had something called

recess which is free time when we play

games like kickball and tag. Today was

really fun at school. School is different

on the days that I stay for a while when I

wait for mama and papa. But I might

make more friends this way because

lots of kids do this.

Earning a living

My parents earn a living by

farming and cooking for a little

shop that sells food and other

goods. My mama cooks some

bread and fish for the store and

also sows some cloths. My papa

picks flowers and herbs for the

store such as roses daisies and

violets. The herbs he pick are

basil , parsley and oregano.

My job is to help my brother count the

amounts of food that mama cooks for

the shops and put the buttons on the

clothes mama sows. I earn about

twenty cents a day and my brother

twenty five. My parents make three

dollars! That is a lot of money

compared to what I get.

Slavery

Mama told me there was something

called slavery which was when African

Americans were captured and

enslaved. That made me mad because

people are treating other people like

things not human beings. My town had

about thirty small plantations. Unlike

the southern colonies Massachusetts

slaves became servants or skilled

workers. Starting slaves worked side

by side with their master.

Reference page

Our Nation by Macmillan McGraw Hill:page 212 and 213.

Http:Land of the Brave

Http:Constitution Center

Http:SlaveNorth

Elbridge Garry

Eldridge Garry was a founding

father of Massachusetts and

Vice President under James

Madison. He was born in

Marblehead Massachusetts

July 17 1774 and died on

November 23 1814 age of 70.

Nathaniel Gorham

Nathaniel Gorham was

born May 27 1738 and

died June 11 1796 at the

age of 58. He had some

time in the government

before assassinated.

Rufus King

Was born in Main March

24 1755 and graduated

from Harvard college

1777 and was senator in

in New York.

Caleb Strong

Was born January 9 1745. He was

a member of the government until

he died November 7 1819. He was

also a lawyer that graduated from

Harvard University and then he

was part of the government until

dying from a disease that was

common in England.

John Winthrop

Was a Puritan that voted

to make Massachusetts a

colony and also

governed Massachusetts

for fifteen years before

dying from disease