Daily life
Colonial times
Table of contents
- Introduction Pg.1
- Food and Farming Pg.2
- School Pg.3-4
- Lord's day Pg.5
- Punishments Pg.6
Introduction
In colonial times their daily life was pretty different then
ours today. In this book you will be learning about the daily life in
colonial times. This book will show you what they do everyday and
how they do them. It is pretty cool what they did. If you are into
about what they did everyday in colonial times then you'll probably
like this book. Hope you enjoy!
colonial times. This book will show you what they do everyday and
how they do them. It is pretty cool what they did. If you are into
about what they did everyday in colonial times then you'll probably
like this book. Hope you enjoy!
Food and Farming
Everyone had to work very hard in colonial times. During the
colonial period (which was 1607-1776), people had to hunt,
grow, find and prepare everything they ate. Men, Women, and
children had to work hard if they wanted to eat. They ate most of
the same thing every dinner. Some things they ate were pig,
meat,pork,corn,soup and vegetables. They also ate things that
pretty different then what we eat today like meat pudding and
meat pies. Breakfast and supper were served only if there was
enough food. Colonist didn't drink that much water. Some of the
water from lakes and streams was dirty. It sometimes made
people sick. So colonist had alcoholic drinks instead. Everyone
drank wine and beer even children!
colonial period (which was 1607-1776), people had to hunt,
grow, find and prepare everything they ate. Men, Women, and
children had to work hard if they wanted to eat. They ate most of
the same thing every dinner. Some things they ate were pig,
meat,pork,corn,soup and vegetables. They also ate things that
pretty different then what we eat today like meat pudding and
meat pies. Breakfast and supper were served only if there was
enough food. Colonist didn't drink that much water. Some of the
water from lakes and streams was dirty. It sometimes made
people sick. So colonist had alcoholic drinks instead. Everyone
drank wine and beer even children!
In colonial times people who wanted meat for dinner had to work
and they weren't picky about which animals they would eat. The
American Indians were skilled at planting and harvesting food
that grew well in the rich soil near rivers. The men would burn
grasses and brush to clear the land. Then the Women planted
the fields. Children had to help weed the fields and harvest the
crops. They planted lots of food because basically that's how
they got their food they didn't have any grocery stores or
anything like that back then, they just had a garden full of food.
School
and they weren't picky about which animals they would eat. The
American Indians were skilled at planting and harvesting food
that grew well in the rich soil near rivers. The men would burn
grasses and brush to clear the land. Then the Women planted
the fields. Children had to help weed the fields and harvest the
crops. They planted lots of food because basically that's how
they got their food they didn't have any grocery stores or
anything like that back then, they just had a garden full of food.
School
In colonial times kids still had school. But there schools were very
different than the ones we have today. Some children did go to school
and some did not. The first school that boys and girls went to was called
a Dame school. The teacher was a women, and the children came to her
house. In Dame school, children learned to read and write. After Dame
school, boys went to another school to learn more. Girls stayed home.
people thought reading and writing were enough for girls to know. They
thought it was more important for girls to know how to spin and cook and
clean house. But some people disagreed with that idea they thought that
Girls should learn too so they taught girls at home. Most boys have to go
to school. The law said so. The law said every town with fifty families
must build a school for boys.
different than the ones we have today. Some children did go to school
and some did not. The first school that boys and girls went to was called
a Dame school. The teacher was a women, and the children came to her
house. In Dame school, children learned to read and write. After Dame
school, boys went to another school to learn more. Girls stayed home.
people thought reading and writing were enough for girls to know. They
thought it was more important for girls to know how to spin and cook and
clean house. But some people disagreed with that idea they thought that
Girls should learn too so they taught girls at home. Most boys have to go
to school. The law said so. The law said every town with fifty families
must build a school for boys.
In Colonial times the law did not say the school had to be comfortable.
And most of them weren't. There were benches that were very hard and
very uncomfortable. The schools only had one room which gets freezing
cold in the winter. The fireplace was the only heat. Everybody had to bring
in firewood for the fireplace and if a boy forgot then he would have to sit in
the coldest part of the room. The school master does still get paid except
he does not get money he gets food. He usually gets paid in corn or other
food. In schools the school books they used were different then the ones
we have now. Older children used a book called the New England primer.
Children in dame school used a special book called the hornbook. It was
not a real book with pages to turn
And most of them weren't. There were benches that were very hard and
very uncomfortable. The schools only had one room which gets freezing
cold in the winter. The fireplace was the only heat. Everybody had to bring
in firewood for the fireplace and if a boy forgot then he would have to sit in
the coldest part of the room. The school master does still get paid except
he does not get money he gets food. He usually gets paid in corn or other
food. In schools the school books they used were different then the ones
we have now. Older children used a book called the New England primer.
Children in dame school used a special book called the hornbook. It was
not a real book with pages to turn
It was a piece of wood with a printed page on each side of it. Sometimes
the school master had more food than he could eat. That happened once
to a schoolmaster in the town of salem. The schoolmaster had too much corn.
So he made one of the boys stand near an open window. When the boy saw
someone walk by, he tried to trade the extra corn for something the schoolmaster
could use.
There were no blackboards and no maps in colonial schools. There were
no pencils, either. Boys wrote with a lump of lead. Or they would write
with goose-quill pen dipped in homemade ink. Paper was hard to get and
cost a lot. Most boys wrote on birchbark. They could always get more in
the woods. All they had to do was peel the bark off the birch trees. Boys
spent a lot of time learning how to have nice handwriting. If they wrote
clear and small, no one cared how the words were spelled. People
spelled the same words different ways. The New England Primer was the
only school book. It had many prayers. It had many questions and
answers about God. As soon as the boys knew everything in the New
England Primer, they could move on to another school to learn more.
Some boys were ready for college when they were only 11 years old. A
few boys with rich fathers went to college in England. But most boys
going to school and did work instead.
In this picture the kids are probably in Dame school because there boys and
girls.
girls.
Lords Day
In colonial times sunday was Lord's day for everyone. Lord's day is the
day think about God. people thought about God in their home and in their
church called the meeting house. People went to the meeting house for
two hours on sunday morning. They went to the meeting house again for
two hours Sunday afternoon. Everybody had to go. Babies, too. Babies
who were too little to sit up straight on the wooden benches had a special
place in the meeting house. They were in wooden cages, like playpens,
where they could lie down. Children tried not to wriggle around. They tried
not to fall asleep during the long prayers, the Bible reading, the hymns and
the sermons. If you were a baby and you fell asleep in the meeting house
no one cared. But if you fell asleep in the meeting house, you would get a
rap on the head from the church watchman called the tithing-man. Church in
colonial times is a lot different then it is today as you can see. It was the
man's job to see that everyone paid attention. The tithing-man carried a long
pole. On one end was a furry fox tail or a squirrel tail. On the other end was
a wooden knob. The tithing-man used the wooden knob on the heads of the
children who fell asleep or talked or giggled. If anyone smelled or whispered
in the meeting house, the tithing-man wrote down his or her name. The ones
who smelled or whispered had to pay a fine.
day think about God. people thought about God in their home and in their
church called the meeting house. People went to the meeting house for
two hours on sunday morning. They went to the meeting house again for
two hours Sunday afternoon. Everybody had to go. Babies, too. Babies
who were too little to sit up straight on the wooden benches had a special
place in the meeting house. They were in wooden cages, like playpens,
where they could lie down. Children tried not to wriggle around. They tried
not to fall asleep during the long prayers, the Bible reading, the hymns and
the sermons. If you were a baby and you fell asleep in the meeting house
no one cared. But if you fell asleep in the meeting house, you would get a
rap on the head from the church watchman called the tithing-man. Church in
colonial times is a lot different then it is today as you can see. It was the
man's job to see that everyone paid attention. The tithing-man carried a long
pole. On one end was a furry fox tail or a squirrel tail. On the other end was
a wooden knob. The tithing-man used the wooden knob on the heads of the
children who fell asleep or talked or giggled. If anyone smelled or whispered
in the meeting house, the tithing-man wrote down his or her name. The ones
who smelled or whispered had to pay a fine.
The most important sunday laws was the law that says everybody had to go
to the meeting house on the lord's day. On the lord's day you could not laugh
or play games. No one could do any work in the morning. You couldn't even
make your bed. A man could not shave or cut his hair. And it was against
the law to kiss your mother or father on sunday
to the meeting house on the lord's day. On the lord's day you could not laugh
or play games. No one could do any work in the morning. You couldn't even
make your bed. A man could not shave or cut his hair. And it was against
the law to kiss your mother or father on sunday
Punishments
In colonial times their punishments could be very cruel. If you broke the law in
colonial times uoh. People who broke the laws were punished. Hanging was a
punishment for many crimes. If someone stole a silver spoon he could be put to
death! Some people who broke the law were whipped at the whipping post. Some
people were ducked in the water on a ducking stool. In colonial days it was
against the law for a woman to talk back to her husband. If she did, she had to
take the ducking stool punishment. Some people had to sit in the stocks. They
had to wear cards around their necks that said what their crimes were. To make
the prisoners feel ashamed, the punishments to place outdoors where everyone
could see. People who passed by made fun of the prisoners. They laughed at
them. They threw rotten apples and mud at them. It says that the first man to sit
in the boston stocks was the carpenter who built them. What was his crime? He
stole money to buy the lumber to make the stocks. The laws in colonial days
were pretty crazy. Who made these laws? The men of the town voted for the
laws. They voted at a town meeting that was held a the meeting house. New laws
were passed at the town meeting. But the only people who were aloud to vote for
the laws were men. Women weren't aloud to vote in colonial days. And men
could only vote if he was a member of the church and owned land.
colonial times uoh. People who broke the laws were punished. Hanging was a
punishment for many crimes. If someone stole a silver spoon he could be put to
death! Some people who broke the law were whipped at the whipping post. Some
people were ducked in the water on a ducking stool. In colonial days it was
against the law for a woman to talk back to her husband. If she did, she had to
take the ducking stool punishment. Some people had to sit in the stocks. They
had to wear cards around their necks that said what their crimes were. To make
the prisoners feel ashamed, the punishments to place outdoors where everyone
could see. People who passed by made fun of the prisoners. They laughed at
them. They threw rotten apples and mud at them. It says that the first man to sit
in the boston stocks was the carpenter who built them. What was his crime? He
stole money to buy the lumber to make the stocks. The laws in colonial days
were pretty crazy. Who made these laws? The men of the town voted for the
laws. They voted at a town meeting that was held a the meeting house. New laws
were passed at the town meeting. But the only people who were aloud to vote for
the laws were men. Women weren't aloud to vote in colonial days. And men
could only vote if he was a member of the church and owned land.
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