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The Pilgrims:. What they were really like. True or False. The pilgrims wore only black, gray, and white clothing and buckles on their shoes. The pilgrims were a very serious people who didn ’ t believe in fun, games, and laughter. The pilgrims invented Thanksgiving. Plymouth Colony.
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The Pilgrims: What they were really like
True or False • The pilgrims wore only black, gray, and white clothing and buckles on their shoes. • The pilgrims were a very serious people who didn’t believe in fun, games, and laughter. • The pilgrims invented Thanksgiving.
Daily Life • Men • Head of household • Planting • Building • Women • Second in household • Cooking • Gardening/Preserving
Daily Life of Children • Chores • Errands • Show Respect for Adults
New Foods • Cranberries • Clams • Pumpkin • Beans • Blueberries • Turkey • Lobster • Squash • New varieties of corn
Cooking Baking oven • Breads • Pies Fireplace • Roasting • Boiling
Breakfast Bean Porridge
Lunch/Dinner Indian Pudding Venison Potatoes
Supper/Tea Buckwheat Cake
Religious Beliefs • Pilgrims were also known as Separatists. • They wanted to worship in a simple manner. • They believed that members had equal rights and duties.
School • There was no school. • Parents taught their children how to read and write, so they could learn to read the Bible. • Children would memorize Bible verses.
Fun and Games • Flying kites • Skating • Marbles • Dolls • Singing
Wampanoag Neighbors • Taught Pilgrims • How to plant • How to catch sea food • How to hunt
Pilgrim Growth • Eventually the Pilgrims established other colonies. • By 1630, Plymouth was the largest settlement in New England. • The Pilgrims made a living by raising corn and trading it for beaver and otter furs. • Myles Standish became the colony’s military captain. • William Bradford became the governor of the colony and was re-elected 30 times!
Sources • http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/5/90.05.04.x.html#b • http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/plymoth1.php • http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/thanksgiving0704 • www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/pilgrims.php • http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/sch/w/start/Pilgrims/funfacts.htm • http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/ • http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/