Table of Contents
Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself

Introduction
Colonial America Timeline and an Overview of the Thirteen Colonies

Chapter 1:
How It All Began
The New World
The Mayflower Voyage
The Colonies
Indentured Servants and Slavery
European Influence and Conflict
Colonial Law and Order

Chapter 2:
The First Americans
Native American Trade
Make Your Own Wampum
Native American Games and Toys
Make Your Own Ball and Triangle Game
Make Your Own Ring and Pin Game

Chapter 3:
Life in a Colonial Home
Colonial Homebuilding
Build Your Own Miniature Wattle-and- Daub House
Build Your Own Bricks
The Colonial Bedroom
Make Your Own Straw Tick
Colonial Lighting
Make Your Own Dipped Candles
Make Your Own Candleholder
Picture This!
Make Your Own Silhouette
Keeping House
Make Your Own Broom
Make Your Own Braided Rug

Chapter 4:
Colonial Clothes
Making Clothing
Make Your Own Yarn
Make Your Own Marigold Dye
Make Your Own Finger Knitting
Make Your Own Oatmeal Box Loom
Make Your Own Cloth
Colonial Accessories
Make Your Own Colonial-Style Pocket
Make Your Own Tricorn Hat
Make Your Own Mobcap
Make Your Own Cuffs
Make Your Own Fan
Make Your Own Pomander

Chapter 5:
Colonial Farms
and Gardens
Colonial Crops
Make Your Own Apple Cider
Make Your Own Johnny Cakes
Make Your Own Applesauce
Farm Animals and Game

Chapter 6:
Life and Work
in a Colonial Town
Colonial Trades
Make Your Own Sign
Make Your Own String & Bead Puzzler
Make Your Own Liberty Bell Puzzler
Colonial Craftspeople
Make Your Own Tin Plate
Make Your Own Tin Lantern
Make Your Own Pump Drill
Colonial Medicine
Weather Watchers
Make Your Own Weathervane
Make Your Own Barometer
Crime and Punishment, Colonial Style
Firefighters
Make Your Own Fire Rattle

Chapter 7:
Colonial Communication
Colonial Letters
Make Your Own Old-Fashioned Letter
Colonial Codes
Make Your Own Cipher Wheel
Make Your Own Simple Paper Cipher
Make Your Own Secret Mask
Colonial Printers
Make Your Own Printing “Press”
Bookbinding

Chapter 8:
Colonial Kids
Colonial Fun
Make Your Own Marbles
Make Your Own Whirligig
Make Your Own Apple Doll
Colonial Education
Make Your Own Hornbook

Glossary

Resources

Index