Lifestyles

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=2. What I already know:= __What__: The hardships were mainly the money that they had to pay for taxes and having to budget the rest that was left over for their day to day needs, such as food, shelter ,and clothing. __Where__: The taxes were imposed only on the Colonists in the Colonies. __When__: The American Revolution happened in 1776-1780s, but the debt has not been repayed even to this day. __How did it impact your topic__: The Revolution was the reason for all the hardships going on in this time period. If we had not made a stand for our independence, we still could have been put through all those bruttle times for nothing.** =3. Research Questions:= __What__: What jobs were under which class catergory? __Where__: How far did people have to travel to find work or go to work? __When__: How old were you when you coud start work and was it a good job? __How__: What determined which class you or you family were catergorized in?**
 * Lifestyles during the American Revolution in different socail classes.**
 * __Who__: The wealthy probably did not have as many hardships as the middle and poor classes. The middle class probably faced many hardships that cost them alot of cherished items. The poor had the roughest time because the had little to being with and the taxes imposed during the revolution dwendled that down to nothing.
 * __Who__: Whose jobs paid alot and whose jobs paid little?

4. Research Stratergies:
__What__: Expert websites, databases, encyclopedias, books or textbooks. __When__: During Mrs.Horns 5th Period class or outside of school when I need to. __Where__: The CTMS or Public library, computer or expert online sources. __How__: I'll use my thesis statement and research questions to figure out what to look for and what to take notes on.**
 * __Who__: I will ask Mrs.Horn and Ms.Brem for help in finding sources with information. I will ask Mrs.Brolan for help with my facts or any additional information. I could ask the librian at the Grapevine Public Library.

The Parliament caused so much havoc among the colonists. Many had their jobs at stake because the acts were damaging their chances of completing their work. Colonists often protested to get their opinion of the acts across.** This quote showed that they didn't just want to be their own Colony, they wanted their own culture. They wanted a more relaxed life than one that was in the fab lane. Over time this culture develpoed into how Americans live today. A phrase "Plain Jane" was very common during this time because it discribed the lifestyle of many Americans.** This was one cause out of the many that pushed the Colonies to freeing themselves from the strangling grasp Britain had on them.**
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 * The** **American Revolution Influenced Lifestyles during this time period by limiting luxuries and finding different ways to meet their needs. As America was in the 18th century and how they are now maybe more similar than most people think.**
 * "Between 1763 and 1766 Parliament went right ahead and set up all kinds of taxes the colonists didn't like. First to be taxed was molasses, needed to make rum, something a lot of people wanted."(Karl)
 * "They turned their backs on curlicues on furniture and silver the way they rejected flounces and frills in fashion." (Brenner)
 * "King George III issued a royal proclamation which forbade American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. In America, the proclamation was met with outrage as many colonists had either purchased land west of the mountains or had received land grants for services rendered during the war." (About.com. New York Times Company, 2010. Web. 9 Apr. 2010.** [|**http://militaryhistory.about.com**]**.)

How family's made what they needed to survive shaped how we make things today. Once people learned they could make those necessities and gain riches from it, families had time to make things they wanted. "The children played with toy balls, dolls and marbles. They flew kites, spun tops, and played with rolling hoops and jump ropes. Rich kids often had expensive tin soldiers, or fancy porcelain dolls imported from Europe."(Lifestyles And Culture of the Revolution. the Patriots, 1997. Web. 9 Apr. 2010.** [|**http://library.thinkquest.org**]**.)** The North did not spend its money on looking their best so they had more money for wants and needs. The South had a lot of money and spent most of it on things that would make their life more luxurious.**
 * During the time of the Revolution. many familys only hade handmade items in their house. This was the "style" then but was not defined as one. Many familys just made what they needed to survive that they couldn't get anywhere else.
 * This quote showed the difference between classes and decribed toys we have and play with today.**
 * Fashion was not as important in parts of the colonies that only cared about work. The South was more luxury than the North because the South had slaves to do the work for them.

"Religion during the Revolution included such denominations as Protestant, Puritans, Quakers, Baptists, and Huguenots. Church officials cared for the poor, supervised education, kept records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths."(About.com. New York Times Company, 2010. Web. 9 Apr. 2010.** [|**http://militaryhistory.about.com**]**.) Over time a main religion formed and off of that branched the different teachings over the same subject with different details. The National Government now keeps the records that the churches used to keep.**
 * "Horse racing, fishing, hunting, and fighting were popular. Men gathered at taverns, sometimes called "ordinaries". There they drank, smoked, played cards, and sometimes chewed on a flat strip of green grass."(About.com. New York Times Company, 2010. Web. 9 Apr. 2010.** [|**http://militaryhistory.about.com**]**.)**
 * "The music sounded simple with relatively no complex chords or rhythms. The instrumentation was limited to such instruments as the fife, drum, fiddle, and squeeze box (primitive accordian). (Lifestyles And Culture of the Revolution. the Patriots, 1997. Web. 9 Apr. 2010.** [|**http://library.thinkquest.org**]**.)**
 * This could show that people did not have time to practice or create difficult intriguing songs. The plainness of it also shows that they did not care for music as much as they did for work.


 * Lifestyles during the Revolution are much like they are today. We have advanced more electronically and have a better way of living. The way we live today has evolved a great deal since the Revolution but the bases is the same.**

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