Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Trades of Colonial America



What do you want to be when you grow up? A cooper, miller, shoemaker, or a wigmaker? Learn about all of these colonial jobs by following the link below.

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm

Describe your colonial job. Why was it important for the success of the colonies?

26 comments:

  1. Im a silver smith.I carve designs in silver cups,tea pots,frames,and more.I also make pots, pans,spoons and more.If i was not in the colonies we would not have dectrive items such as the ones above
    heaven smith

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  2. Im a weaver.I can make clothes out of silk,wool,flax,hemp and more.If I wasn't in the colonies they would not have had many clothes.
    Katelynn Sandford

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  3. I am a Weaver. In the colonies, if we didn't have Weavers we wouldn't have clothes or blankets to stay warm. But since we have Weavers we don't have to worry about freezing to death or die.

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  4. I am a Wigmaker.I make wigs so,that you wouldn't have lice thats why we made lice cures.Wigs were popular for over 100 years.

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  5. I am a Weaver and I make cloths,blankets.Weavers helped keep early settlers warm and dry.Some Weavers are still around today helping people stay warm and dry.

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  6. I am a Siversmith.I make sauceboats,sugarbowls,coffepots,tableware,and tankers.It's a useful job because if we didn't have Silversmith we woudn't have tableware and would have to eat with are hand's ,it would be nasty!

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  7. So they could do things like so they could put their food in some barrels that the cooper made for to keep their food more clean for a little more time.

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  8. Abbie H.♥☻♥☻♥☻♥☻♥☻ ♥December 14, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    I am a shoemaker i make shoes.
    I make shoes so that we (people) can have shoes
    for our feet because if we didn't then we would have blisters and cuts on our feet and get infections.

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  9. I am a weaver with Jose.M.M.Besides making cloths and blankets we also make ,towels,sheets and,sails .We used a Saxony Wheel for flax,hemp and,wool.We also used a walking wheel for cotton.We still use these material today.See you next time,by.

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  10. I am a silversmith. Silversmiths make silverware, sugarbowls,coffeepots.With out silversmiths we would have to eat with our hand just think about how messy that would be

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  11. My colonial job is a basketmaker. My job is to make baskets. Baskets gave people a item to put other items in. Also, a basketmaker could sell a basket to someone and that person could sell that basket to someone, so you could make money to make more baskets or buy something else.

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  12. I am an apothecary. My job is to help people who are sick or injured. I make remedies out of spices, berries, herbs for heartburn, skin irritations, fevers and other things. My job is important for the colonies because I can help treat people and keep them well so they can work and be healthy.

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  13. wheel wright is so cool
    because with out them people would be tired with out wheels for wagons,carigase,carts.

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  14. My colonial job is a cooper and a cooper is a barrel maker. It was important to the success of the colonies because without barrels the colonies would not be able to ship flour to other places and they would not be able to have water and other drinks on the ships if they did not have barrels to hold them in.:]

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  15. i am a cabinetmaker by the mid 18th century only one third of furniture was imported.virgina preferred"plain and neat" style of furniture.

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  16. My colonial job is a basketmaker.I make baskets for people that doesn't have baskets.Baskets canbe handed down to other people.You could get money for baskets.What would you do without a basket? I would go see a basketmaker for help.

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  17. Wheel wright are so important because with out them people would be walk'n tired with out wagons,cariges,and carts.

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  18. i am a cabinetmaker colonial people ate gingerbread,holiday wassil,gazpacho,and peanut soup.the cabinetmakers used drawknives,hammers,saws,and gilmets.

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  19. I am a shoemaker,shoemakers make shoes.Shoes help us in cold times like winter.Shoes help our feet by not getting cut or infections.I'm glad we heve shoemakers.

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  20. I am a carpenter.in the colonies, if we did not have carpenters we would not have furniture or very good homes,But because we have carpenter we don't have to worry about not having furniture or not very stable homes.

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  21. I am a blacksmith.A blacksmith makes and repairs iron objects like:horse shoes and chains.A blacksmith is important to the colonies because they make iron rims for wheelwrights and horse shoes for horses.

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  22. Hi i am a carpenter. I make homes and furniture for people. If I was not in the colonies many people would not have homes or furniture .So i am very important to the colonies...

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  23. I'm a Wheelwright.Wheelwright a good for the people in the colonies. They are used for transportation to go places. Theses are the diff buggies ,carriges ,and more

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  24. I am a shoemaker,a shoemaker makes shoes or boots.When a customer does not find a pair of shoes they want the shoemaker to fill a order of the customer,these pair of shoes are made to fit the customers feet specially. As you can see a shoemakers job is very hard.

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  25. I absolutely love this piece of work. I am actually researching this topic for a class project and in the process of creating an assignment! I love, love,love, this. Kudos to all!

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