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Population Germans Germans Often Protestant Often Protestant Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch Most immigrants adapted to English ways Most immigrants adapted to English ways
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Chapter 3
I. The Rhythms of LifeII. At HomeIII. At WorkIV. At Play
Population• Non-English• Scots-Irish• Germans
• Frontier• Great Wagon
Road
Population• Germans• Often Protestant• Pennsylvania
Dutch• Most immigrants
adapted to English ways
Marrying• 1700: 250,000• 1775: 2,500,000• High birthrate• Women married at
younger ages
Marrying• Large families
helped provide farm labor
Burying• Childbearing was
dangerous• Infant mortality
rate was high• Even higher in
Europe
Burying• Epidemics became
more common with growth of cities
• Colonies generally flourished
Housing
• The first homes built in an area were usually primitive
• “colonial style”
Housing
• Materials used often depended on location
• Most lived in simple homes
Diet
• One’s diet often related to his social standing
• Frontier foods• Hard cider and rum
Diet
• Foods transplanted from other parts of the world included potatoes, coffee, and farm animals
Education
• The purpose behind education was to provide basic skills and the ability to read the Bible
Education
• Puritan New England had many college graduates
• Education was highly valued in New England
Education
• Hornbook• New England Primer• Some taught at home• Dame schools
Education
• Outside New England, literacy and education were limited• Geography• Less enthusiasm
Education
• Some hired private tutors
• Charleston, SC• Free schools• Public library
Rice Farmer
Louis TimothyEdisto Island, SC
1718
House Servant
Debora RiedhauserGermantown, PA
1747
Slave
AkachiVirginia
1720
Wigmaker
Jeremy ShrimptonBoston, MA
1735
At Play• Leisure time existed• Americans did enjoy
life in colonial times• Different leisure
activities in cities and on frontier
At Play• Worship services
were also social occasions
• Newspapers
At Play• Children usually
had few toys• Homemade• Highly prized