Slang Words Back Then
Did They Have This Yes Or No?
The Reading Passage
How Did They?
What Did They Do Over The Winter?
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Giggle mug

Gigglemug. A gigglemug referred to a person who was always smiling.

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Did they have toothpaste back then

No 😖

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What did the kids do in their free time?

They went to school or played hopscotch (ect.)

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What did they use to light a fire

using flint and steal or by rubbing two stick togther

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What type of food did they store 

Dried fruits vegetables and meat.

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Happy cabbage 

Happy cabbage is a sizable amount of money to be spent on self-satisfying things.

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Did they have cars back then?

No not yet🚗❌

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What days did they gather eggs?

Everyday!
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How did they cook food

preferably stoves Or over a fire

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What did people do to stay warm?

They used fireplaces and thick clothing.

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Have a cow

"Don't get too upset or go ballistic."

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Did they use hoes axes pickaxes ect Like we do now

yes they did😼

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What jobs did the children have?

They cared for the fields during summer and cared for the crops.

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what did they use to travel?

Mules horses and donkey

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What did they do during winter?

tended to their livestock, maintained their homes and preserved food.

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Gibble-Gabble means…

Foolish talk

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Did they have religion back then

yep they did🙏

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What did the family do for jobs?

they grew all there food and planted seeds.

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How did they get food back then

They would farm or agriculture 🐧

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What did they do for fun

they would go sleighing icestating and other things.👙

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Beat feet 

To leave quickly 

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Did they have electricity?

Yes they did but it was not common like it is now.⚡️

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Where did the family get their clothes?

The family worked together to make their clothes

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How did they wipe back then

with a leaf until Toliet paper was invented.

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Did they use to hibernate 200 years ago

yes, some regions, people would sleep for extended periods during the winter, almost like hibernating, to conserve energy.