Colonial Occupations
A Day in the Life of .....
You will be assigned one occupation during the colonial times. You are required to use both internet resources and The Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times books to answer the questions that are on the worksheet. Remember your answers must be full of details. You will make a speech to your classmates about your occupation after completing the worksheet.
To fill out the
Worksheet Click here
General Overview, lists jobs, tools, religion, beliefs:
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
To see what another Fifth Grade Group did:
http://web.iximd.com/nhes/FifthGrade/colonial.htm
Minister
http://www.usahistory.info/colonial/education.html
Weaver
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/trades/weaver.html
Gunsmith
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradegun.cfm
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