Education
School was optional for colonial children.
Was school a thing in colonial times?
If children went to school, boys got more education than girls.
Who got the most education?
This object is used to protect a toddler from getting hurt with a big built-in pillow.
What is a pudding?
They did not, only some kids did
Did everybody go to school?
As soon as they could, girls helped their mothers and boys helped their fathers with everything they could.
When were children put to work, and what did they do?
Girls were supposed to wear colors like yellow, red, purple and blue clothes boys were expected to wear gray colors like brown & black.
What colors were different genders expected to wear?
It was called Dame School
What were the schools called?
Almost none–they could not vote or hold political power, and were expected to always obey their husbands.
What kind of power did women have in colonial society?
This object was seen in colonial times and they are pants.
What are breeches?
Boys learned more, they go to a different school after the after there early schooling, girls, don't
Which gender learned more?
Men hunted, crafted, and went to work while women stayed home, cooked, cared for the children, and sometimes taught at schools.
What were the main things men and women did?
This item is a hood used to protect elaborate hairstyles that you wouldn't want ruined.
What are calash?
The New England Primer was used to teach kids to read
What did kids use to learn to read?
Grandmothers carded wool, children made dye, women and girls spun wool, girls knitted, and women sewed it all together.
What were everyone's roles in making clothes?
This item of clothing was a form of corset worn over the shift but under the gown — not quite a vest.
What is a stays?