TOMs 18C-18H (Period 8) by Mr. Tom-Tom https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1 Life in the 1780’s and 90’s en-us 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC 2026-02-07 10:05:31 UTC hello@padlet.com What was life like for an 18th Century Western farmer? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315919 •  Most lived in log cabins around 16-29 feet long and 12-16 feet wide. They were one story, one floor with not a lot of furniture. 
•  The wealthier people had larger houses with more imported furniture and were made from more durable materials. 
•  Many houses were shared by extended families due to people being widowed or orphaned. 
•  Economically men had much more power than women. 
•  Education was rare because there was not a lot of time and there weren't many available teachers.
•  Most people had simple lessons but richer people had more intricate lessons. 
•  Lush grass and cane were unable to be cut by standard wooden plows so they used deforestation instead. 
•  People could clear six acres of land per year by debarking trees and burning bushes. 
 • Rich farmers had up to 1,200 acres of land to farm on, but poor farmers, who had under 30 acres, had trouble with having enough food to feed their family and still make profits. ]]> 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315919 What was life like for enslaved people on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315920 •  Enslaved People-
~Worked on the field (each worker- 3 acres of tobacco)
~Small planters had fewer than 5 slaves
~During Growing Season, small planter would lease a slave to help in fields.
•  Most worked from Sunrise to Sunset 
~Extended work that the women completed were cooking, laundry, gardening, and child-rearing.
~Men helped complete the hanging, drying, and packing of tobacco as well as building and repairing work on farm
~It was hard for slaves to find wives and husbands because of the small amount of slaves per farmer. Many found ways around it.
•  Slaves slept often in uncomfortable living situations or areas. 
~If they worked on larger plantations, along with many other slaves, they usually slept in small cabins, far from the house of the master- but able to be seen from there.
•  Most slaves were allowed small to no things for themselves, aside from raising chickens, their own personal garden, and tending for tobacco. They were able to tend to these needs for themselves at the end of a workday or on a holiday, such as Christmas. 
~There were small chances of a slave to have the opportunity to learn to read and write. 
~Some learned on their own with what little they may have already known. 
•  When given time to themselves most slaves spent this time with their friends and/ or family, spending time doing activities that include African traditions and sometimes the Virginia colonist's traditions as well. 
~The instruments they used while visiting resembled the ones used in Africa
    ~Banjo
    ~Drum
~The life of a slave was extremely hard. These beliefs they had helped them remember the meaning of their lives. ]]> 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315920 What was life like for children on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315921 •  chores
•  sweeping
•  washing dishes
•  feeding amimals
•  collecting eggs
•  picking and stringing vegetables
•  ]]> 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315921 What was life like for a woman on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315923 •  The busy life of women fit into a cycle of growing tobacco
•  Their main job was to run the farm, household, and raise the children.
•  In the spring and summer, wives often grew herbs
•  They also tended kitchen gardens, where veggies are grown
•  Women also cared for their children and taught them to do simple work tasks
•  During the revolutionary war many farm women grew flax, a tall grass like plant
•  On the farm women fed poultry, collected eggs, tended gardens, and made clothes.]]> 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315923 What was life like for a man on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315924 •   Grew and tended tobacco.
•  Taught their sons to run the farm.
•  Fixed any house and farm building damages.
•  They had to go to join the militia if they were between the ages of 16 and 60.
•  Grew other cash crops and corn to feed their family.
•  They had to do civic duties such as, voting, participating in county courts as jurors, and paying taxes.
• Men also hunted and fished.]]> 2020-01-02 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/uv9z0ftc75s1/wish/427315924