Mrs. Estrada
Period 3
September 16th, 2015
1840 Research Project
Living in the 1800s wasn’t like today at all! There was no internet or tv or wifi or iphones or ipods or any of that stuff. Neither was the education the same. Women milked the cows and washed the dishes and sew with their daughters while the men and the boys farmed with their fathers. The water they drank was from wells not distilled water or filtered water. When they had to pee, they did it in a jar or outside which wasn't really useful in the winter.
Education in the 1800s wasn't really what we have today. You might think that the education wasn't as advanced as nowadays but that wasn't the only difference. All different age groups and sizes were in one