Massachusetts Massachusetts

The 7The 7thth Colony Colony

Trade in MassachusettsTrade in Massachusetts

My Trade in Basket making, I make My Trade in Basket making, I make baskets for my family and if I make a baskets for my family and if I make a basket that is good enough then I can basket that is good enough then I can sell it when my family goes to the market. sell it when my family goes to the market.

Family lifeFamily life

Family’s live in close knit communities where most of your neighbors were family. Entertaining was very important. But disease and poverty put a stop to entertaining. Most houses had 4-5 people living in it.

Pastimes and Hobbies Pastimes and Hobbies

Most of the time pass time was Most of the time pass time was basket making basket making

Children would play games Children would play games

Religion Religion Religious diversity had become a dominant Religious diversity had become a dominant

part of colonial life.  The colonies were a part of colonial life.  The colonies were a patchwork of religiously diverse communities patchwork of religiously diverse communities and, as a result, the population of America and, as a result, the population of America increased quickly. People from all over the increased quickly. People from all over the world wanted the freedom that was found in world wanted the freedom that was found in America and they began to move their America and they began to move their homelands to America.  Groups such as the homelands to America.  Groups such as the Scotch-Irish were among the first to begin Scotch-Irish were among the first to begin that emigration to America.  As a result, that emigration to America.  As a result, religious persecution was beginning to religious persecution was beginning to diminish and religious freedom began to diminish and religious freedom began to replace it . Most people where Baptist replace it . Most people where Baptist

Education Education A 1647 Massachusetts mandated that every town A 1647 Massachusetts mandated that every town

of 50 or more families support an elementary of 50 or more families support an elementary school and every town of 100 or more families school and every town of 100 or more families support a grammar school, where boys could support a grammar school, where boys could learn Latin in preparation for college. In learn Latin in preparation for college. In practice, some New England towns had difficulty practice, some New England towns had difficulty keeping their schools open and staffed, but keeping their schools open and staffed, but virtually all New England towns made an effort virtually all New England towns made an effort to provide a school for their children. Both boys to provide a school for their children. Both boys and girls attended the elementary schools and girls attended the elementary schools (though sometimes at different hours or different (though sometimes at different hours or different seasons) and there they learned to read, write, seasons) and there they learned to read, write, and cipher. In the mid-Atlantic region, private and cipher. In the mid-Atlantic region, private and sectarian schools filled the same niche as the and sectarian schools filled the same niche as the New England "common schools."New England "common schools."

Daily LifeDaily Life

The men would gather eggs and The men would gather eggs and milk the cows in the morning, eat milk the cows in the morning, eat breakfast, go to work, or maybe breakfast, go to work, or maybe work on the farm, come back home, work on the farm, come back home, eat dinner, and go to sleep. The eat dinner, and go to sleep. The women would clean and watch the women would clean and watch the kids if they were not in school and kids if they were not in school and cook the kids would go outside and cook the kids would go outside and play if they were not in schoolplay if they were not in school