TOMs 20c-20k (Period 8) by Mr. Tom-Tom https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a Life in the 1780’s and 90’s en-us 2019-01-02 15:16:51 UTC 2026-01-15 23:34:27 UTC hello@padlet.com What was life like for an 18th Century Western farmer? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058267 •  Family was large and extended and multiple generations lived under the same roof.
•  Farmers of sufficient wealth usually owned slaves.
• Farmers cleared dense forests to create agricultural land through the process known as grinding (Stripping bark from trees trunks, which, in time, would 🤬 the tree). With this method the average adult male could clear five or six acres of woodland per year.
•  Women also cleared the fields and raised crops, but mostly tended to the home.
•  They mostly lived in log cabins, but, if wealthy, could live in a home made of brick or stone.
•  Values and beliefs varied significantly.
•   The overall size of the farm and workforce (which consisted of slaves) depended on wealth.]]> 2019-01-02 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058267 What was life like for a man on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058268 • Life for men on 18th Century Virginia farms was labor intensive  
•  Farming came with many jobs including hunting, fishing, civic duties, teaching, and repair.
•  A man's main job was to raise cash crop like tobacco.
•  Raising tobacco meant planting seeds in the winter, transplanting seedlings, worming, weeding, and tending.
•  The amount and type of work was determined on the season.
•  Men kept accounts on the farm and made most purchases for their family.
•  Most farm families owned fewer than five slaves, including children, and it was the farmer's job to oversee them.
•   Tabacco was packaged into wooden barrels called hogsheads and shipped to England for sale, after they were cured, dried, and inspected.]]> 2019-01-02 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058268 What was life like for a woman on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058269 •  Woman usually did household chores and took care of their children.
•  To prepare for winter they grew herbs for home remedies in the spring and summer.
•   They tended to the kitchen garden.
•  Harvested and stored foods for winter in summer.
•They dried and preserved the foods also. 
 •They also butchered hogs.
•  Woman also grew flax and spun it into thread for clothing.
•   Woman made clothing for soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
]]> 2019-01-02 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058269 What was life like for children on an 18th Century Virginia farm? mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058270 •  Children had many daily chores and activites 
• These chores included sweeping, washing dishes, feeding chickens, and collecting eggs.
• Some of the weathier and upper middling familes had tutors for their children.
• Girls were taught many things including, housework, laundry, cooking, gardening, kniting, and sewing. 
•Some were taught how to write their name and read the bible.
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•  Slaves worked all day on tobacco fields, daily household chores, and anything else needed on the farm.
•   Small farmers only owned a few slaves so it was hard for them to find love.
•  Many slaves had family on other farms.
•  Sometimes slaves were given breaks, some slaves had gardens and raised chicken and tobacco, and some were even allowed to sell them to earn money.
•  Slaves were often not given an education, but some taught themselves to read and write.
•  Slaves combined African culture and Virginian culture in their traditions.
•   They made music and practiced African religions.]]> 2019-01-02 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/vwajgxqds30a/wish/317058271