House Structure
What kind of houses did they make?
Small wooden huts
What were alcoholic drinks made of?
Corn
Who performed medical procedures?
Barber-surgeons
What did emigrants bring with them?
Books
What groups sought religious freedom?
Pilgrims (Separatists) and Puritans
What were their chimneys made of?
Logs covered in plaster
What were the 2 common drinks?
Beer and cider
Who discovered that blood circulated in the body?
William Harvey
What kind of schools were established?
Grammar schools and universities
What did Puritans believe their religious duty was?
Literacy
What was the keeping room?
A combination of living and dining room
What food did they make with corn?
Bread or mush
How did they treat malaria?
Bark from a cinchona tree
What year was Harvard established?
1636
Who purchased Rhode Island because they were banned for being unorthodox?
Roger Williams
What year were thatched roofs banned?
1657
What vegetables did colonists grow?
Onions, turnips, parsnips, and carrots
What were the 4 believed body fluids?
Blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile
What did children learn in school?
Reading, writing, and religion
Who settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers, Amish, Baptists, and Mennonites
What were considered luxuries?
Chairs and carpets
What were their wooden plates called?
Trencher
What was their life expectancy?
35 years
What were parents required to teach their children?
How to read
Who owned land by the Deleware River, later becoming Pennsylvania?
William Penn