Massachusetts New England Jason E.T. Hamilton Mrs. Kyrtatas and Msr. Wenger. March,2015
Where Am I? I woke up to a sticky hot morning in Boston Massachusetts. I had a sore back from a rough and hard bed which was not normal because I have a mattress with blankets but this one had no blankets and the sound of my brother and papa working in the garden, laps of the waves on the lake and beach boats coming in and out for imports an exports.I was waiting mama to call for me. After what seemed like forever she finally called. Breakfast was the usual oats and beans and maybe cantaloupe. After breakfast I went outside to work in the garden with papa. He was harvesting the watermelon. I love watermelon so this time of year is very exciting. My step-brother john was harvesting herbs for mamas cooking like Basel and parley. We are probably having mama's chicken and parsley tonight. That was strange because I was told we had spaghetti and meatballs breakfast was strange because I usually have pancakes. I suddenly realized I time traveled.
A School Day My father told me that I would be going to school soon and I would learn about math the founding fathers and reading if we weren't homeschooled first. I went to bed that night wondering but when I woke up instead of waiting for my mom to call I got up got dressed in my clothes and went downstairs to get breakfast. My school is a big brick building. We had math first thing in the morning then history we learned about he founding fathers who were Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Caleb Strong they were called the massachuesetts bay company and formed the colony for religious freedom. I was interested and asked questions until the bell rang. My first day of school was fun I told to papa and mama, I made two new friends Jacob and Max.
A Day of Chores The next morning I had to do my chores which were: doing the laundry, fetching water, husking the corn picking the herbs, plowing the fields and watering the flowers. Then I got to hunt and do fishing contests with my friends Jacob and Max and the neighbors kids the twins Harriet and Zack. After the day was over I went home sweaty and exhausted ate my dinner bens rice and fish then crashed my hay bed and felt like I was knocked out.
Recess day My second day of school is fun because we learned about something called subtraction which is the opposite of addition our teacher told us. Also unlike yesterday we had something called recess which is free time when we play games like kickball and tag. Today was really fun at school. School is different on the days that I stay for a while when I wait for mama and papa. But I might make more friends this way because lots of kids do this.
Earning a living My parents earn a living by farming and cooking for a little shop that sells food and other goods. My mama cooks some bread and fish for the store and also sows some cloths. My papa picks flowers and herbs for the store such as roses daisies and violets. The herbs he pick are basil , parsley and oregano. My job is to help my brother count the amounts of food that mama cooks for the shops and put the buttons on the clothes mama sows. I earn about twenty cents a day and my brother twenty five. My parents make three dollars! That is a lot of money compared to what I get.
Slavery Mama told me there was something called slavery which was when African Americans were captured and enslaved. That made me mad because people are treating other people like things not human beings. My town had about thirty small plantations. Unlike the southern colonies Massachusetts slaves became servants or skilled workers. Starting slaves worked side by side with their master.
Reference page Our Nation by Macmillan McGraw Hill:page 212 and 213. Http:Land of the Brave Http:Constitution Center Http:SlaveNorth
Elbridge Garry Eldridge Garry was a founding father of Massachusetts and Vice President under James Madison. He was born in Marblehead Massachusetts July 17 1774 and died on November 23 1814 age of 70.
Nathaniel Gorham Nathaniel Gorham was born May 27 1738 and died June 11 1796 at the age of 58. He had some time in the government before assassinated.
Rufus King Was born in Main March 24 1755 and graduated from Harvard college 1777 and was senator in in New York.
Caleb Strong Was born January 9 1745. He was a member of the government until he died November 7 1819. He was also a lawyer that graduated from Harvard University and then he was part of the government until dying from a disease that was common in England.
John Winthrop Was a Puritan that voted to make Massachusetts a colony and also governed Massachusetts for fifteen years before dying from disease
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