Andrew D.

Introduction

Do you know that in colonial times they used bow drills to make fires?
Well, in this essay I will be talking about  colonial times and the tools
colonists used.

Chapter 1: Tools

You may ask what tools colonists used in colonial times.  Some interesting
tools of their times were looms, bow drills, and turnspits. This is a picture
of a loom.  A loom is what they used to make fabric. It was used in the
1700s. It was their main machine for making clothing out of yarn or thread.
 Bow drills were used to help colonists make fires by creating friction and
heat to light wood on fire. Do you know colonists had dog treadmills so
their food would rotate over the fire?  This was called a turnspit and is
shown in the top of this picture

Chapter 2:Blacksmith

The Blacksmith was an important merchant and craftsmen in a colonial
town.  They made helpful items such as horseshoes, pots, pans, and nails.
Blacksmiths also made numerous goods for farmers including axes,
plowshares, cowbells, and hoes. The blacksmiths were not soldiers but
they were the ones that bring us to victory in the wars that we fought in.
They did this by making our armour and weaponry as part of the armoury.

Chapter 3: Woodwork and types of saws

The cross cut saw is a saw that you move left and right to cut wood. The
pit saw was a very long saw used to cut logs and how it works is pretty
cool. One guy is in a pit and the other guy is on the log.  They have this
giant saw and cut through heavy logs by moving up and down.

Conclusion

Colonists made many tools to help them with their daily problems.  
They did not have power tools, but figured out ways to fix problems using
different methods.  The colonists had many of the same problems we
have today but had different way of solving these problems.

Jesse C.

Introduction:       

Colonial Tools

Do you know what augers are or were if you were a blacksmith you would
know? Blacksmiths were people that made tools,pots, and other materials.
If you read about colonial tools you'll find out.

Slavery was very bad at the time and farmers needed slaves because
they had no one to do the work.They couldn't do it themselves because
they had things to do or there very harsh on their slaves and were selfish
of themselves.The owners were cruel to the slaves the slaves made tools
like axes but they looked different like a maracci. They used the tools to
scrape off weeds so the farms/plants won't get eaten by the weeds.They
also used clappers which looked like hammers to hit something if they
needed something stable or built. The slaves made these tools out of
wood and metal.

The owners were very hard workers they took all day making tools,
planting crops,watering crops,and singing to fellow slaves to talk to each
other.The owners thought they were singing but they were talking to each
other.

Do you know what tools they made?

It would depend on what tool they make like a big saw or like a little
wrench because they used two different materials and mills to make
clothes or others.The largest tools were named augers they were skinny
pieces in the middle and a long circular piece at the end. There are 2
versions of augers, one of them is used for drilling holes in wood also the
other one is for making instruments or fixing pieces in them. Nose augers
were the most common of the two augers they were used for big mills or
chairs.

Auger

Gimlet

Gimlets looked like hammers that were light brownish at the top and black
on the handle. They were used for lots of things like drilling screws in a
mill,chairs and really everything that were hand built. They are made by
wood and turned black from all dirt and other dirty materials. The top part
looks like it has a maracci on it.

Horseshoe

Braces were like the colts logo and there’s a game when you throw a
horseshoe to a pole and try to get hooked on it,there was two.(Braces)
Bitsocks were boring tools in range of shapes and sizes otherwise of
saws/chisels,planes they were close to being one of the first tools to
appear in the America.They came in the mid 1700s and lasted till about
the 1890s. So they were about 190 years old.

Chisel

What do you think about these tools? Were they old compared to now or were
they cool?There are a lot more tools ,but I specified on 3.I set up a quiz to see
your knowledge and what you learned.

Quiz?

1.What would you compare a gimlet to?

    1.chisel

    2.nose auger

    

    3. Hammer

    4.auger

What NFL logo does a brace look like?

              1.Colts

              2.Cowboys

              3.Dolphins

               

              4.Rams

  

   

        What would you work for, if you made tools?

       1. Pe teacher

       2. blacksmith

       3. farmer

        

       4. All the above              

 What was the top of a gimlet made of?

               1.bark

 

               2.wood      

               3.metal

               4.brick

Answers

3,1,2,2 or C,A,B,B

Anthony C.

It was a Sunday morning and I was sitting on the couch with my mom and dad. I think it was about 8:35 and my dad’s phone rings. He got up and goes over to his phone and answers it. About 2 & ½ minutes later he comes back and whispers something into my mom’s ear that I could not hear. She whispers something back into my dads ear that I also could not hear because I was on the other couch watching videos on my mom’s phone. I was distracted and didn’t even pay attention to what was happening around me although I did hear my dad's phone ring but that was it.   I know he will tell me later. Or maybe I have to ask him. Usually, I have to ask him so I probably will do that unless he tells me first. It definitely seems important. I hope nobody passed away or someone is really sick.That would just be really disappointing.. I don’t think anybody passed away or is sick because when my dad whispered whatever it was into my mom's ear she seemed happy so I assume it was something good I thought to myself as I typed. 

          Two hours later at 12:00 while we were walking inside to go eat lunch, I asked my dad, “ Hey dad, remember that phone call you had this morning”?

“Yea, why do you ask?” He replied as we walked into the kitchen.

“What was it about? Who called you?”

“You know what? I’ll tell you a little later when mom gets home from work, Ok.?”

“Ok, fine.”

The day before we were leaving for Cape Cod, I was packing stuff and seeing what I want to bring, going through clothes, choosing what 2 pairs of shoes I wanted to bring, what jacket to bring, all that stuff.

The next morning I got up and ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, got changed into my normal clothes and all that stuff. Then I finished packing my suitcase.

          12:50 pm

                   “Anthony,we have to leave in 10 minutes, ok?” My dad said as I got an apple out of the fridge.

“Ok.”

Then I walked into the living room, turned on the tv and sat on the couch.

10 Minutes later

¨Ok Anthony! Time to go! We are finally ready to go. Are you excited?¨

 ¨HECK YA!¨ I shouted.

Meanwhile, my mom was still putting on her clothes and had to comb her hair and brush her teeth. She’s lucky because me and my dad were still putting the suitcases, beach bags, cooler and some other stuff like a phone wall-charger and a phone car-charger.

 Finally, 5 minutes later, my dad starts the car, we pull out of the garage, and start heading down our 400 ft long driveway. (My mom did get in the car)

6 hours later

Finally I see the the sign. Cape Cod ¼  a mile. Inside I am so happy and scared in a good way.  

20 minutes later

“Anthony!! Wake up! We’re here!” My dad yelled as we passed a sign that said: WELCOME TO CAPE COD which also woke up my mom.(She falls asleep wherever we go). I can’t believe I fell asleep when were so close! I thought to myself. “Wow, I have never heard of a lot of these places! There is a lot of interesting names!” I screamed. I saw so many cool building and places. I saw 3 or 4 really cool mini golf places on the way to our cottage.

10 minutes later

We turn onto this road and were driving down toward the cottages where we staying. All of a sudden we spot Mario and he sees us so we slow down and he comes to window of our car and says, “Hey guys! How was the drive?”

“It was good.” My mom replied

“Good. Hey Anthony! What’s up?

“Nothin’.  Just chillin’.”

Mario laughed.

“ Anyway. Follow me with your car to the parking lot specifically for people who are staying at the cottages. There is also that parking lot over there but you have to pay to park there. Besides, this is right next to the place to sign in.” So we parked and got out of the car. It was a little cold I have to say. It was because we were like 50 or so yards from the beach so there a breeze coming off the water.

Mario told me to get 2 or 3 little carts to put our luggage so it’s our luggage is not as heavy. My dad walked inside the building to find out which cottage is the one we staying in. Meanwhile, Mario unloaded our car and put the luggage into the carts. Then my dad walks out with 2 papers and says,” Our cottage number is A-2”. Then Mario tells us that our cottage is actually the cottage closest to the beach.

Eventually, after we got into our cottage, unpacked and stuff, me and my dad walked down to beach.  The people who were staying in these cottages actually had a part of the beach that was for us only. We had a private beach! I bent down and picked up a hand of sand and said,” Wow. This sand is really soft.” The beach looked so nice. I can’t believe we’re staying here. This is the most amazing day of my life.

Aidan H.

Introduction:

Do you now that New Netherland was the first Dutch settlement in North
America and the first European settlement which would later become New York?
In 1664, the English sent a fleet to take over New Netherland, which surrendered
without a fight. The English renamed the colony New York. In these next few
chapters, I will teach you about New Netherland, the history of New York, and
the jobs of New York.

Chapter 1:  

New Netherland

New Netherland was a 17th century colony of the Dutch Republic founded in 1614. The
areas we know today as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, and parts of
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were New Netherland. The area was known for the
North American fur trade including beaver and other animals. It was also a major
harbor. The weather was good for farming, and it had good fertile soil with land that
was not too steep. The population of New Netherland was about 7,000-8,000 in 1664
when it was taken over. The people who lived there were American Indians, European
colonists, and African slaves. Half of these people were not Dutch.  

Chapter 2:

History of New York

New Netherland became the English Colony of New York on September 8th, 1664
when the Dutch surrendered the Colony of New Netherland to the English. Later,
Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland gave the land to his brother the
Duke of York. Then, the Duke of York renamed it after himself.

Chapter 3:  

Jobs of New York

Since the climate and soil of the New York area was good for farming, many
farmers grew more than they needed for their families. They sold the extra
farming goods in the cities using the rivers to ship their goods. There were many
different jobs available to the settlers in the New York colony. Some of these
were fishing, shipping, slave trading, farming, fur trading of beaver and other
animals and iron mining. The economy was mostly based on farming, since the soil
was fertile in this region. Also, there was trading, but they mostly traded fur for
metal pots and pans. Metal pots and pans were rare during this time period so
they traded fur and expensive clothing for it. Tailors, lumbering, glass blowers,
silversmiths, brickmakers, and ranchers are also some of the jobs the colonists
had to choose from. The busy street (right) is a picture of people on a New York
colony street trading goods. The picture (below) is of the New York colony harbor.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Conclusion:

Now that you have learned about New Netherland and how New York got its
name, I hope you are interested in knowing more! You have learned about New
York before the English took over, the history of New York, and the jobs of
New York. While researching New Netherland for this project, I was able to visit
New York with my family. We saw the Empire State Buildings, one of the tallest
buildings, Battery Park where much of the fur trading happened, and the
Tenement Museum which is located where many of jobs in New York were for
trading goods.

QUIZ

1. After its capture by another country, New Amsterdam was named after this Duke?
2. The fur of this animal was one of the main reasons for starting the colony?
3. New Netherland was eventually captured by this country?

Jaime C.

Informational Report on Colonial Schools

Introduction:

Could you believe that school in Colonial times was not like
it is today? In the colonial times it was different in many
ways. Let me explain why the types of schools,  school days,
and punishments are different from today. I wonder if it
was hard to teach.

Subtopic #1

Even in colonial times there were many types of schools.
In New England the first schools were called dame school.
This is a school where children learn to read and write.
Children used a school book called a hornbook. Parents
payed a small fee to go to a dame school.  After dame school
the girls stayed home and the boys went on to another
school to learn more.  The girls were taught to spin, cook,
and clean the house.

Subtopic #2

School days

Parents payed a small fee. They walked to school and it was a far
walk. They had 20 to 30 kids and it was 6 to 15.  There was no
time for fun when they got there and there was no recess. There
was only one class. I wonder if they had gone on a field trip?

Subtopic #3

Punishments

If you did not go to school without a log in the winter you
would have to sit in the coldest part of the room. If you bite
your nails you would have to wear a sign that said,  
“finger bite baby.” They would hit you with a ruler if you did
not pay attention in class.

I think that nowadays the punishments they used  is
child abuse. I wonder if they had college or went on field
trips.  That is all about school in colony time.