My New Colonial Life…
May 18th, 1726
Hello, and greetings from the new land. I have been living here for a couple years now and am still getting accustomed to the different ways of life here in the new land. We have different foods, punishments for crimes, rights, education is taught differently and we worship religion different.There are different punishments for different crimes. Only the very serious crimes result in death though.
Here in the new land we have very different kinds foods. We mostly eat corn, The natives have taught us how to grow and cook corn. Corn is like a big yellow stick with little pellets stuck to the stick. The women cook it, mashed it, made it into a sort of cake. But it's not all different here; we have great meat. There's deer, and we grow cows, pigs and many other things.
We also have different punishments for the crimes. For certain crimes (like murder, treason, and piracy) the result can be death . Each colonial settlements have they’re own set of laws. And this is a crazy one; you get a fine if you are found drunk. Kinda strict, don't you think?
As strange as it might seem we do have the same rights as the people(you) back in England. The king that we all know and love is not above the law. King John agreed to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 which I think changed our civilization for the better.
Our education here is...o.k. The children receive little “formal” education. I have found out along my travels, that the middle nor the southern colonies have public schools. The wealthy planters can hire tutors to educate the younger children at home. But the older children are sent into distant cities, and somtimes even to the home land, England.
So in conclusion, the new land and England do have some differences. And it was really tough in the start but we made it in the end. I hope to those of you back in England, I see you on the next Ship here.
May 18th, 1726
Hello, and greetings from the new land. I have been living here for a couple years now and am still getting accustomed to the different ways of life here in the new land. We have different foods, punishments for crimes, rights, education is taught differently and we worship religion different.There are different punishments for different crimes. Only the very serious crimes result in death though.
Here in the new land we have very different kinds foods. We mostly eat corn, The natives have taught us how to grow and cook corn. Corn is like a big yellow stick with little pellets stuck to the stick. The women cook it, mashed it, made it into a sort of cake. But it's not all different here; we have great meat. There's deer, and we grow cows, pigs and many other things.
We also have different punishments for the crimes. For certain crimes (like murder, treason, and piracy) the result can be death . Each colonial settlements have they’re own set of laws. And this is a crazy one; you get a fine if you are found drunk. Kinda strict, don't you think?
As strange as it might seem we do have the same rights as the people(you) back in England. The king that we all know and love is not above the law. King John agreed to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 which I think changed our civilization for the better.
Our education here is...o.k. The children receive little “formal” education. I have found out along my travels, that the middle nor the southern colonies have public schools. The wealthy planters can hire tutors to educate the younger children at home. But the older children are sent into distant cities, and somtimes even to the home land, England.
So in conclusion, the new land and England do have some differences. And it was really tough in the start but we made it in the end. I hope to those of you back in England, I see you on the next Ship here.