COLONIAL AMERICA

WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHO WAS COLONIAL AMERICA?

• The nations of Europe rushed to claim land in America in 16th and 17th century.
• New Netherland was settled by the Dutch in 1624.
• When the first people arrived they had to build houses from scratch.
• The colonies were bought indentured servants.
• In 1775 conflict between the colonists and England became the Revolutionary war.

COLONIAL KIDS!

• Young boys wore loose-fitting dresses until they were five or six and then dressed like their fathers.
• Large families were common, six or more children was not unusual.
• Kids labor was important, both on farms and in towns.
• For fun children played charades or singing games.

THE RISE & FALL & RISE OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

• The towns many taverns places were for dining
• After a fire destroyed Virgina, Jamestown in the early 1700s, Colonial Willimsburg was built
• Outside wells provided water for cooking and bathing