Frontier Life, Indians, Homes
Most people who lived in colonial Pennsylvania did what for a living?
farming
A person who made clothes, saddles and other leather items out of animal skins.
tanner
Lancaster county was given this name because of the great soil for growing wheat.
the breadbasket of America
we gave them tobacco, wheat and furs. They gave us fine china, furniture and tea
Made and fixed shoes
cobbler
Unsettled land
The frontier
3 characteristics of the Conestoga Wagon
could carry 12,000 pounds, canvas roof, edges curved up like a boat so cargo wouldn't roll out, large wide iron tires, pulled by 6 horses
Why did many people, including children drink cider and beer?
The water was unsafe to drink, and not everyone had cows for milk.
Which country ruled the 13 colonies?
England
made barrels out of wood
cooper
Many Indians were killed by early settlers in battles, but many other Indians died for this reason.
New diseases that they were not immune to.
pack train
Name 3 ways they preserved food during colonial times.
drying foods, salting food, springhouses, smoking foods
These were parties to sort the wheat kernels from their stems and seed coverings. Everyone would get together to help out.
Threshing parties
made horseshoes and farm equipment from iron and steel
blacksmith
a person who used a printing press and printed newspapers and books.
a printer
tell 3 things they used for light during colonial times
betty lamp, candles and fireplace
what did benjamin franklin's dad do for a living?
he was a candle and soap maker
She invented a mill that used hammers to crush corn and found a new way to weave straw and palm leaves into hats.
Sybillla Masters
Tell 1 job that men did during colonial times besides hunting.
building the homes, clearing trees,
The miller would have this so farmers could grind their wheat into flour.
a gristmill
When you were 12, you could become this to learn a job. You would live with a craftsman and learn everything about that trade for 6 years.
an apprentice
Name 3 ways kids had fun in colonial times
hopscotch, sang songs, nursery rhymes, tongue twisters, cornhusk dolls, marbles, whirligigs
started first lending library, volunteer fire department, the first PA hospital
Benjamin Franklin