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What is your connection to England at this point? (Do you get your raw materials from England? Do you have family there? Think of this like you are an historical fiction author)
What is your connection to the Native people? (Do you trade or interact with local tribes?)
28 Comments
James
11/21/2016 11:13:33 am
I have never been to England but my Uncle George has, and he said that it was absolutely amazing. Also when he went up there he was able to see the place where I receive some of my silver. I have no family there but I do have some Indian friends where I live. In fact my great Aunt used to be a Indian but she died of a very bad sickness. I wish I would be able to trade with the Indians because they have some cool stuff. They never want anything I try to trade with them.
Emma (Leah)
11/21/2016 12:26:01 pm
My family has been very lucky that we have not had to rely much on Mother England. We knew that cows had already come here to the Colonies aboard the Anne, in 1623, and more arrived on the Jacob in 1624. Father had an uncle here in the Colonies, and he procured a few milk cows for us. When we arrived here we only had to set up our homestead, and wait for the cows to produce milk. I do miss my cousins, Hannah and Olivia terribly, however, as I am the only other girl in my family besides Mother. They are back home, for now, but hopefully they will soon move here too.
Sarah
11/21/2016 01:20:33 pm
As I have mentioned many times before, Father must import all of our fabric from England, for the clothing we sew. If we could not get our cloth, we could not make any clothing! There has been word from Olivia and Dylan that the colonists are not doing their part here in the New World. Father and I do not need to send materials back to England, but many others here do so. It is a bit odd to me, however, that England is ruling us from so far away. The King really has no idea how difficult it has been for the settlers here. Many are expected to obtain goods quickly, and ship them off to England. They do not have the Natives in England, however!
Emma (Charity Adams)
11/21/2016 02:20:52 pm
As some of you know, I have a pretty big connection to England. All of my ancestors live in England. The only reason my family moved was because of land. My two brothers wanted more land, so they could get jobs as farmers. The item I have from England is my family's bible. I use it everyday at the schoolhouse. Some of you are probably wondering where I got my hornbook. I actually made it myself.
Gideon Noble
11/21/2016 08:50:48 pm
Miss Charity, I know you have been very busy teaching kids to read and write. But i hope sometime you will be able to teach me to read and write and spell so I can write letters to my family in England.
Emma
11/29/2016 05:12:35 pm
Gideon, I am so sorry for the late reply. As you were saying, I am pretty busy and have not been able to stop by your shop. I bet that I can find sometime to come by tomorrow and tutor you. Again, so sorry for the late reply. See you tomorrow. - Charity Adams
Rose
11/29/2016 04:03:17 pm
Is there anyway that you can tutor my little sister before she starts kindergarden? Can we make a trade soon shes starting next week.Thanks Rose
Emma
11/29/2016 05:14:53 pm
I can definitely tutor your sister. Tomorrow I am heading over to Gideon's shop. So, if you want to have lunch, I will be happy to tutor your sister there!
Alice
11/29/2016 04:24:42 pm
Hi charity I was wondering if you could still too they're my sisters and brothers there just going into kindergarten and I really want them to get good grades. Thanks charity
Emma
11/29/2016 05:18:14 pm
Alice, Tomorrow I a heading over to Gideon's shop then going to lunch with Rose the barber. If you would like to meet us there with your sisters and brothers, I would be happy to have a tutoring class.
Marie (Monica)
11/21/2016 03:33:23 pm
My family and I have always been in the colonies. Our connection to England is not very strong. Sometimes my Aunt Helen and her family send us aprons and clothes. Sometimes baking tools. Basically the family we have there are Uncle Matthew and his family, Auntie Patricia and her daughter, and grandma Dilli and grandpa Phillip. We write to them every two months.We have not been there since Jane was 3. So we do not know any local tribes but when we visit our grandparents they tell us stories about the Natives.
Sarah
11/29/2016 07:40:44 pm
Hey Marie! that's funny, my grandmother,(My Father's Mom) is named Helen. But I've heard that the natives are planning something so your grandfather better be careful.
Marie (Monica)
11/30/2016 04:12:00 pm
Thanks Sarah, I will tell my relatives that! I will also ask my grandparents about it too!
Hazle Taylor Borger
11/21/2016 04:25:34 pm
I have mixed emotions about England. On one hand my family has been there for many generations and it was hard to leave. On the other there hand the country was full of rebellion and uneasiness and it didn't feel like home anymore. Fortunately all of the necessary materials for my trade are available locally. All of my immediate family is here with me and i have little contact with the family that stayed back in England. I find the Natives to be very friendly and great farmers. I noticed the Natives were having problems with there horses, because the horses weren't shoed. I explained to them how important it was for the horses to have shoes and that they would perform better. It has been 6 months since the natives and i have started trading. Both the Natives and there horses are happy and I have a pantry full of the sweetest corn ever!
Gideon Noble
11/21/2016 08:48:41 pm
I am happy that you are able to make my hoops for me. I am getting very busy now and I hope you will be able to keep making hoops as fast as I need them.
Emma (Leah)
11/29/2016 09:15:30 pm
I am very glad that the Natives have been nice to you. They have been nice to us too, but they don't want any milk.
Gideon Noble
11/21/2016 08:42:16 pm
I have a mother and father still in England, but I haven't seen them in many years since I was sent away to become an apprentice for coopering. I hope someday to see them again, but now I am too busy working in the colony at my trade. Unitl last month I got my hoops from England because there was no one here who could make them for me. Now our Blacksmith has been able to make hoops for me so I won't have to wait for them to come all the way from England by ship. I have no connection with the Natives here because they don't need my containers.
Caroline
11/21/2016 08:57:18 pm
I do not have a connection with England but I do have a connection with Denmark. Half of my family (aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents) stayed in Denmark while the rest of my family came to America. I write letters to a few of my cousins. Some day I hope we will all be together! I miss my family!
Ghynnis
11/22/2016 10:08:40 am
My brothers and I left England 5 years ago but we have many family members and friends there. We write a letter every Sunday to our parents and sisters who still live in Wales. I tell them about the town and how life is going here. I tell them about the wilderness that surrounds our town and my dreams of what I could do if I ran a pig ranch and sold animals to the butcher and anyone who wants to own their own pig. My mother writes us every week too. She tells us about life in Wales and how the family farm is doing and about politics there. Sometimes, she sends a copy of the Welsh newspaper which I love to read. The English tax the Welsh people but my father and many other people aren’t happy with the roads and the robbers there.
Jack
11/30/2016 08:27:13 pm
I didn't know candles were made with animal fat
Cyrus Rushmore
11/25/2016 03:11:15 pm
My connection to england is my grandpa who lives in england. My family in england is my Grampa and Grandma who live back in london. I trade the bible with the natvie people, telling them about God.
Ghynnis
11/29/2016 05:25:16 pm
good then need to know
Jack
11/27/2016 06:33:32 pm
I came from England to become a shoemaker, though some of the colonists still buy there shoes from England. I get my materials from the colonies. The law directed each county to build a tannery. I still have family in England. I only sell shoes to the colonists.
Cyrus
11/29/2016 04:54:53 pm
Very surprising
Rose
11/29/2016 03:59:53 pm
I've never been to England although my mom has recently just got back from England. My great Grandpa lives there and moved there last month. I'm really enjoying reacting with Alice from another state.
Caroline
11/30/2016 09:59:22 am
I have'nt been to England either. What was your mother doing in England? I've always wanted to go there!
Alice
11/29/2016 04:21:28 pm
Alice again and sometimes I get shipments from my grandma and my cousins who also still live in England. I haven't seen them in 3 months I really miss them but I get some tools that has just come out in England but they're really expensive so I have to send them some money.
Blake Smith
11/30/2016 05:24:02 pm
I really don't have anything to do with England because I'm German. I'm in an English colony, but I moved here from Frankfurt before the revolution. I get along quite well with the Natives, trading horseshoes for fur coats to keep me warm in the winter. Leave a Reply. |
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