Was plantation life easy for the workers and others in the 1800s ? My answer would be no. The workers had many problems they had to face and many other things they had to worry about. Let me tell you all about the hawaiians life in the 1800s in hawaii. The three topics we will be focusing on today is their living conditions, working conditions and their clothing situations.
Living conditions for the hawaiians was very difficult. One reason why it was difficult is because of the living conditions. For example their houses. In source one it tells us all about the types of living conditions there were. Number one. The rooms they stayed in were crowded and were cramped. For example, if you were a couple then two couples would stay together and they would live in a 10 square foot house. Now if you think about that, that is a …show more content…
When you lived back in the 1800s in hawaii, the working conditions were very rough. In source one it tells you all about the working conditions. Here are a few that stood out to me. The working conditions consisted of many long hours working in the beaming hot sun. This would mean that the workers would have to wear very thick clothing and a lot of it to not get sunburnt while out in the fields. The workers also had to deal with getting cuts all over their bodies because of the sugar plants scratching their skin and all of the potential bites they would get from all the insects and rodents in the soil and the ones that were just running around. Because of the long hours working in the fields, the workers would usually end up being very tired and exhausted. This could lead up to sickness because of not having enough sleep. The workers would have to go to bed at 8PM and would usually wake up around 6:30AM. This would mean at least a 12 hour work shift and only 10 hours of sleep. This is how the hawaiians had to work and deal with everyday of their
Living conditions for the hawaiians was very difficult. One reason why it was difficult is because of the living conditions. For example their houses. In source one it tells us all about the types of living conditions there were. Number one. The rooms they stayed in were crowded and were cramped. For example, if you were a couple then two couples would stay together and they would live in a 10 square foot house. Now if you think about that, that is a …show more content…
When you lived back in the 1800s in hawaii, the working conditions were very rough. In source one it tells you all about the working conditions. Here are a few that stood out to me. The working conditions consisted of many long hours working in the beaming hot sun. This would mean that the workers would have to wear very thick clothing and a lot of it to not get sunburnt while out in the fields. The workers also had to deal with getting cuts all over their bodies because of the sugar plants scratching their skin and all of the potential bites they would get from all the insects and rodents in the soil and the ones that were just running around. Because of the long hours working in the fields, the workers would usually end up being very tired and exhausted. This could lead up to sickness because of not having enough sleep. The workers would have to go to bed at 8PM and would usually wake up around 6:30AM. This would mean at least a 12 hour work shift and only 10 hours of sleep. This is how the hawaiians had to work and deal with everyday of their