Food important to all of the settlers well this brother milks the family goat, a highly prized possession brought from england. Now, jason has laid the new fire to must borrow alive ember light it. Here he is at the fox place. Speak of it to susan. They shared a dangerous together and they gladly shared conflicts as well. Today . Was master robert there was little change. The fever has not left him these many days. One day when you are well again, you can hunt deer with jason. The fireplace doesnt always give adequate heat. Especially when there is sickness in the house. Sickness that may be very serious. Today as always, there is a full schedule of work ahead for the bachelors and the entire community. It is time for mr. Fox and oliver to set out for the fields. Their clearing is just beyond this ridge of rocks. There is a good view of the ocean from the ridge. Mr. Fox and oliver are glad to see the neighbors hauling in a plentiful catch of fish. Food from the sea, food from the land, the settlement will need both when winter comes. The first corn crop is coming along well. This is thanks partly to the indians who abandoned some cleared land in these parts even before the settlers came. Corn makesf ripening john fox feel confident. It makes him eager to clear the ground for larger plantings. It isnt easy, this clearing of a wilderness. It isnt easy removing the stones from the rocky new england soil, but it makes a difference when you are building something new. Jason is preparing the roof of the bark wigwam. Butad a far more come to house in dorchester, england. But this is a new home in a new land, it makes a difference. Albert sims, who grows and harvests his own tobacco, takes as much satisfaction in his mall crop as do the big plantation owners in virginia, far down the coast to the south. Thus in the field and in the home, the settlers carry on day in and day out. The scant food supply must be carefully doled out and with tallow scarce pitch pine splints , are fashioned by hand for candles. There may be heavy burdens to bear, but there is faith and gratitude. Has pleased meit to set us up on this alien sure where thy bountiful providence has granted us shelter and our daily bread, for all thy many blessings, our hearts are humbly grateful. We beseech the if it be thy will that in thy great mercy, that sparepare thou will our little son. This is the new england coast where the waves surge against the shore. Three years pass and in 16 29, the settlement is now called salem. A number of craftsmen from england have joined the growing settlement. These sawyers are cutting the timber of the new england forest into strong, straight boards new england houses. Others are makings making shingles for some of the better homes. Shingles split from logs by hand and shaped by skillful artisans. Here, at the newly built brick works, clay doug from the earth nearby is browned and moistened and shaped into mold. The blocks of clay will be dried in the sun and later hardened in kilns. Bricks for chimney and hearth and fireplace. Nearby, the newlyarrived blacksmith beats out nails for houses. The iron for the nails have to be brought from england. The added nails of the actual manufacture can be done here. ,ven so, to the local supply the added nails must be of english make. [hammering metal] yes, building is Going Forward here in the expanding settlement. Building practices old and new, men mold materials domestic and foreign for the purposes of a growing community. It is no longer merely a few dugouts and bark wigwams. Dwellings have improved. What was an outpost of settlers has become an established buildings, neww people, new and increased activity. Many other changes growth has brought, a code of established law, stocks for those who would break the law. As newcomers established themselves in the village, the older settlers have joined with them in Many Community tasks. Here, susan fox is helping recent arrivals to prepare a kettle of soap. The ingredients are animal fat and lye prepared from food ashes. In one of the new clearings to the settlement, john fox is giving a newcomer lesson in corn planting. Following the indian method, he uses fish for fertilizer. Now, he takes the carefully saved seed corn took place on top of the soil covering the fish. Then, a little more soil is added. As a manner of planting, the savages have taught us and a good one. Never did i see such planting in england. There are many new ways to be learned, many. Yes, there are new ways to be learned in this new land. The changes in the community have made little difference to robert trent. Although many of the fish he catches and dries are now shipped to england. Digging for clams along the shore is a task for children. This is a task the children enjoy and one which is very important to settlers who must get their food directly from land and sea. Food must be taken from shore and from field and from lake and from stream. There is game to be had in the forest too. John fox has learned well the nearby forests, which harbor many turkeys. [gunshot] in the gardens of the settlement, medicinal herbs are grown, some of local origin and others transplanted from england. Mr. Slane, who is skilled in their preparation and use, supervises the preparation of the special roth. Later, she carries her concoction to a home with serious illness in the form of mr. Perry. Here is a draft of herbs, fresh brewed. It is most tidy and welcome. There is still sickness and there is still a helpfulness of neighbor toward neighbor. There has to be in a new land where settlers faced the uncertainties of a new way of life. Requiresa better world courage and faith and these men riding back to england, they know that as well. We are sorry to send back the ship but there would be much sick among us and many of our number lack strength to survive the winter cold. For the most, we are men of good heart and make what haste weekend to build our plantation. Among our number, their be some mainly priding liberty of conscience and others worldly gain but we are one party joined by common consent. There is resolve and hope and promise where men still build, here on the shore where men can say, we form one body politic joined by common consent. [america the beautiful] Founding Fathers established this republic