You don't own a lot of land, and you may not own even a little bit. All you may have to your name is a workshop and a storefront in a colonial town. Or you may work out of your home. Either way, your skills are the ones that help everyone else do what they need to do. From the blacksmith to the carpenter, from the jewelry maker to the alchemist, you have a specialized set of skills that others may not.

What we want to know for your "Who's Who?" page is what your life is like!

Using the web pages provided, and the book you check out of the library, answer all of the questions at the bottom of this page. You need to answer all of them, and give as much detail as you can.   If you find interesting information that isn't in these questions, feel free to add it!

First, the websites you will use:

General Websites about  Colonial Life:

Topic	Website	What you can find here.
Colonial Life	Life In Colonial America	Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia; Article about life in Colonial America.
	The Founder of Rhode Island	An article about the founding of Rhode Island, one of the New England colonies.
	William Penn	An article about William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.
	The founder of Jamestown	An article about the founding of Jamestown, one of the Southern colonies.
	Occupations and Customs in Colonial America	Information about Colonial America occupations and customs.
	Religion and Education in Colonial America	Information about Colonial America religion and education.
	People and Society in Colonial America	Information about the people and societies of Colonial America.
	The religious reasons	Some religious reasons for people settling in the colonies.
	Colonial Information Articles	A lot of articles on different topics dealing with Colonial America.
	America's Story	Colonial America information
	A hard journey	All about the passage to America for the first colonists.
	Religion in the colonies	Look at the religious practices in the colonies.

Topic	Website	What you can find here.
Artisans	Artisans and Colonial Life	A brief look at some of the arts practiced in the colonies.
	The Most Important Man	About the Colonial Blacksmith.
	Colonial Artistry	About colonial artisans.   Scroll Down to where it says "Lesson 2."
	Blacksmiths	More informations about Blacksmiths.
	Milliners	Information about milliners:  Shops actually owned by women!
	Printers and Binders	Information about colonial printers and binders.
	Carpenters	Information about colonial carpenters.
	Silversmiths	Information about colonial silversmiths
	Weavers	Information aobut colonial weavers.
	All of the trades...	Links to every colonial artisan trade you can think of!

Answer these questions. Use the websites that are provided, and the book you check out during your assigned library time (along with any other books you may find).

1. What is your name? Are you married? Do you have children? If so, how many? If you are not married, do you live alone? Or do you work and live as a tenant on someone else's land?

2. Where do you live? Do you live in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, or Southern colonies?

3. Why did your family settle in the colony that they did? What were their reasons for coming to the "New World?"

4. What is your lifestyle like? Are you very wealthy? are you comfortable? Or do you consider yourself to be poor or "struggling?"

5. Do you own any land at all? On top of your craft, if you do own land, do you farm on any of it?

6. What is the special skill that you have? What does this special skill entail? Do you make or build things, or do you perform certain special jobs? What types of things can you do?

7. Many craftsman train to learn the skills they have. How did you learn your special job? Did you study with someone? Did you have to go through an apprenticeship program? Tell us about the steps you took to become who you are today. Do you own your own business, shop, or workshop now? Or are you still in training, working for another skilled artisan?

9. What is the climate like where you live? What type of house do you live in? Is it large, or small? What is it made of?

10. What is the society like around you? Do you have a lot of friends or neighbors? Is everyone very "proper" and well dressed? Do you and your family attend any social events, like parties or balls?

11.   How are you treated by the other people in your society? Are you looked up to, and respected? Do people look down at you? Are you treated unfairly, badly, well, or normally by those in the colonies around you? Does this affect your life, and how?

12.   You've told us about your special skill. What makes you and your skills important to the people where you live? What do you do that they are unable to do, and how do they use it to help them?

13. Finally, describe a typical day in YOUR life, from the time you wake up in the morning until you go to sleep at night. Discuss the things you do, things you must prepare to do your job, what types of foods you eat, and the types of people you may talk to during the day.

(Add any more information that you may come across that you find interesting or important. Remember, it is your job to tell everything you can about this colonist for the Who's  Who book that you need to write. When you are finished, it should be about one typed page long.)

Your last step is to find a picture on the computer. This can be a clip art picture, a picture you find online, or one that you scan in to the computer, to add to your colonist's page. We will discuss in class how to add pictures to your paper on the computer, but if you need any help, be sure to ask!