Life In Colonial Times

I learn so much about the colonies, how their lifestyle is like, their rights, leisure, etc. The first thing that amazed me is the simplistic nature of life. All they do is live off the by planting crops and raising animals. Life in the city is ghetto. The houses are close together and wild dogs run rampant around the city. Some things that resembles modern life are taverns and markets, aside from that it’s not the exact same. Rights of the colonist are basically the same of modern America. Everybody is equal and have a voice in their government (democracy). Crimes and punishment in the colonies are very strict and harsh. Most things that get you a jail sentence in modern day get you killed. Whipping, branding, and time in the stocks are not used as punishments anymore. Class differences …show more content…
Girls weren't allowed to learn much. Families in the colonial times were big. Their whole family, that means extended family included live together. Men outnumber women 10 to 1. At the age of 15 those kids get married. The reason colonial families were larger is that they needed hand on the farm. Apparently being an indentured servants is better than being a colonial wife. For leisure the concept is the same, they have fun to unwind. They have games like bowling and pool to have fun and make friends. Fairs are a meeting place for people to meet new people. At fairs there are competitions and big prizes to the winners. For food the technology wasn’t advanced, so they had to eat plain food. Corn was a big factor in the family diet. Meat was well desired by everyone. They had to salt their meat to preserve them. Stews were common in every household because it was easy to make them. Overall I the colonial life isn’t that far off in similarity. The only reason that the lifestyle was different is that the technology was not advance. This chapter taught me a lot about how harsh and difficult it was to live in the colonial