“The road to success comes through hard work, determination, and sacrifice.” Dolzinski once said these words together and they seem to fit life in the colonies wonderfully. All aspects of the colonies give what this quote says success takes, but the three this essay focuses on are colonial families, life on a farm, and leisure.
Colonial families, although similar to our own differ greatly in some ways. Before family comes marriage and in the colonies most were married in their mid twenties. All free women were usually married, considering that males outnumbered females, but it is questionable if life for wives and mothers was tougher than life for servants. The work was neverending, not near enough rest and way too many needs to fulfill. The
Colonial families, although similar to our own differ greatly in some ways. Before family comes marriage and in the colonies most were married in their mid twenties. All free women were usually married, considering that males outnumbered females, but it is questionable if life for wives and mothers was tougher than life for servants. The work was neverending, not near enough rest and way too many needs to fulfill. The