Homes During Colonial Times
How did colonial people keep their houses warm?
They used the fireplace.
The first school that children attended was called what?
A Dame School
Where did colonists buy their clothes?
They didn't buy their clothes...they made them!
Describe medicine during colonial times.
Herbs were very popular to help the sick heal, teas made of ground up roasted toads, sick mans nails tied around the neck of an eel placed in a tub of water.
Who did most of the work around the house?
Women and girls.
Schools in colonial times mostly taught students about what?
The Bible
When writing a letter, what did the colonists write with?
A quill (feather.)
What are some laws the colonists had to follow?
No bad words or getting drunk, baker can't bake bad bread, every man had to shoot 3 crows or 12 blackbirds, rich men could only have one dog.
What did colonial houses look like?
What was the special kind of book used in Dame School called?
A hornbook.
What was the role of men during colonial times?
Farm, harvest crops, work in trades.
What happened if someone disobeyed a law?
Whipping, ducking stool, punishments were held outisde, rotten apples thrown at prisoners.
What happened when it was time to take a bath?
The family had to share the bath water and they would take their baths in order from oldest to youngest.
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!
Name one punishment that was given out to students who didn't behave in school.
Birch branch whippin, dunce cap, whispering sticks, tree branch on nose.
What was the role of women during colonial times?
Cook, clean, tend to the farm animals, raise the children.
How did men and boys wear their hair? Women and girls?
Men and boys: long hair, wigs made of horsehair and goathair
Women and girls: their hair was covered at all times with hats, hoods, or kerchiefs.
Did each person have their own bedroom in colonial homes?
No. They all slept in the keeping room. This is where they cooked, ate, and slept.
What did every boy have to bring to school and what happened if they did not bring it?
Firewood.
If they did not bring firewood to school, they would have to sit as far away from the fire as possible.
What was the main food in the colonists diets?
Corn!
When were colonial times? (in years)
1565-1776