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Oct 7, 1450
Trading Goods
Sugar, tobacco, and cotton were exported to Europe. Textiles, rum, and manufactured goods were sent to Africa, and ships departed Europe for African markets with manufactured goods which were traded for purchased or kidnapped Africans. -
Jul 5, 1516
Jobs Around Town
The apothecaries of colonial times were similar to today's pharmacists. They made medicines from various minerals, plants, and herbs and sold them in their store. Sometimes they acted as doctors, prescribing medicines for the sick and even performing minor surgeries. Like some pharmacies today, the apothecary often sold items besides medicines such as tobacco and cooking spices. -
Religion and Culture
Several European nations contributed materials for the English-American colonies. They were people of varied and opposite tastes, habits and theological views, but, as a rule, they commingled without asperity; and when the time came for a political union, no serious antagonisms were apparent. -
The Great Jamestown Founding
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown in Virginaia for their settlement. It was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
What are the 13 Colonies?
The Thirteen Colonies was a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the American Culture. -
In the Ship
Most of the slaves on the boat got sick and/or died of diseases. The captains barely gave the slaves any food. This made the slaves also die of starvation. -
Why the Trade?
The people traded goods to other countries because other men had different things then others. That made the people be curious and want to try or eat new things. For example, people would trade slaves for tobacco or corn. Leather was also a great deal. -
Finding the 13 Colonies
The 13 colonies were: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. -
The Triangular Trade
The Triangular Trade was an event where ships would come and trade goods and slaves. It came from the late 16th to early 19th centuries, carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa. The slaves in the ships got diseases and it would spread to other slaves. Caribbean and/or American colonies and the European colonial powers, went with the northern colonies of Brittany. -
Women's Education
Most women received very little formal education. Although some learned to read and write, many were illiterate. Girls typically learned the skills needed to manage a home from their mother. It was thought that a woman didn't need an education as she was supposed to work in the home.
