https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg Life in the 1780’s and 90’s en-us 2019-01-02 14:57:09 UTC 2019-01-04 15:43:19 UTC hello@padlet.com mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg/wish/317053280 •  The slave westerners didn't have a good life. They were living in the rough backcountry, while wealthy people lived in big houses with a better life than the slaves. With people were more privileged 
•  The households were usually small since people lived in small homes with one room. There was a fireplace along the wall, and unfinished loft above the wall. There was little furnitures such as stools chairs etc. There weren't any glass windows but areas that seemed to be cut out as windows that were covered by wooden shudders. 
•   Women and daughters' responsibility was to manage the households, children, elderly, to clear fields, and raise crops.
•  The soil for farming was rich, but the land was rocky and hard to farm on.
•  In earlier years, families were extended, but it depended on the family. Certain people were large families, while others lived with extended families.
•  Although education was of big interest to the western settlers, the rigors of frontier life and lack of trained teachers made it difficult to get children the correct education.
• Farms varied in size depending on your class. If you had a lot of money, you could buy over 1,200 acres for both farming and cattle.
•   If you had less money you might have been able to afford 30 acres and feed your family.]]> 2019-01-02 14:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg/wish/317053280 mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg/wish/317053283 •  Children had to do various chores such as sweeping and collecting eggs for the younger children and tending tobacco and caring for the farm animals for the older children. They did this mainly to learn what their parents did so they could follow in their footsteps. 
•  Because there were no public schools until the 1800's, children would often learn what they needed to know at home. Wealthier families and also sometimes upper middling families would hire tutors to live with their families and teach the boys at home. 
•   Boys that lived with their parents would learn how to read, write, and do simple math problems so as to prepare for various careers based around the farm.
•  Young girls were taught various skills by their mothers such as housekeeping, cooking, and gardening. They were taught to treat illnesses. There was also a chance that they were taught to write their names and read the bible by using hornbooks.
•  Sometimes older children worked for master tradesmen as apprentices, they worked with them for 5-7 years. They helped the master do work, learn about trade, and receive an education]]> 2019-01-02 14:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg/wish/317053283 mthompson111 https://padlet.com/mthompson111/zqls5fi5wpqg/wish/317053284 •  Slaves worked from sunrise to sunset
•  Some slaves were allowed to see their families but others were separated from their families
•  Small planters had less than 5 slaves 
•  Each worker could raise about 3 acres of tobacco
•  Slaves often slept in kitchens or outside buildings under an overseers watch
•  Slaves spent their free time telling stories and making music
•  Slaves had the end of work days on sundays and christmas day to tend to their personal needs
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