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?
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
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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.
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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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteSo 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.
ReplyDeleteI am a shoemaker i make shoes.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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ReplyDeletebecause with out them people would be tired with out wheels for wagons,carigase,carts.
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.:]
ReplyDeletei am a cabinetmaker by the mid 18th century only one third of furniture was imported.virgina preferred"plain and neat" style of furniture.
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteWheel wright are so important because with out them people would be walk'n tired with out wagons,cariges,and carts.
ReplyDeletei am a cabinetmaker colonial people ate gingerbread,holiday wassil,gazpacho,and peanut soup.the cabinetmakers used drawknives,hammers,saws,and gilmets.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteHi 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...
ReplyDeleteI'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
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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