Semester #2 Blog #4

If I lived in the late 1700's in a colony in colonial America it would probably be Rhode Island. Rhode Island was one of the only colonies at the time with politic and religious freedom. This would be good for me because I do not like to have to follow what other people believe in, I like to stand up and have my own beliefs, so if there was religious freedom then I would be able to express my beliefs freely.

There was a lot of farming and plantation and things like that at the time so probably the guys in my family would do that while my mom, sisters and I would stay home and clean and make food or sew or do anything that was needed in the house. I would probably just interact with my family and maybe my neighborss but wouldn't go out of the house much.

In 1774, Rhode Island was the first colony to prohibit the importation of slaves. This wa great becaue if there weren't any more slaves around then everyone would treat each equally with respect , which would make Rhode Island peaceful and that is why I would want to stay there.

In May of 1776, Rhode Island became the first colony to declare its independence from Great Britain. Then later on they because a state. This shows that Rhode Island was very independent and offered a lot of freedom to its citizens.

"In the late 1700s, textile manufacturing grew to become the leading industry in Rhode Island. Spinning machines were first built in 1790 by Samuel Slater. These machines, plenty of waterpower, nearby markets in Boston and New York City, and excellent transportation allowed the textile industry to grow rapidly. The jewelry and fishing industries were also important businesses in Rhode Island at this time. "

I wouldn't want to be a slave or even own one because I believe we all deserve freedom and it is not fair that slaves have to do all the work if they didn't even do anything bad.

The colony I would least like to live in would probably be Virginia. At the time the white males were the ones that had all the houses and properties and all the good stuff while everyone else didn't really count. So I would not like to live here because I am not a guy or white so I would probably be treated as a slave or something similar. I would also not have a say on anything and any of my opinions wouldn't count. There was also not that much freedom there.

Everyday I would probably have to wake up really early and have to serve or be the slave of a white family. I would probably interact with other slaves or people that are similar to me, like look the same or are the same race as me.