What Was Life Like In The Colonies
Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city, no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also, many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So, let's see what was life really like in the colonies. Let's start off where people live, many people were farmers and that's how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out of their crops to use for their lives. But see in the city people could make a living off of businesses including printing and other foods. In fact 1 out of 20 people lived in the cities. In the colonies there really wasn’t a suburb area. Those farmers
would grow tobacco which was very popular in England which made the colonies very wealthy. They also grew wheat which could allow them to make flour which is used to make some foods. Most if not all farmers used slaves, a form of property which were people from Africa and they worked for the land owners. Education, many children didn’t make it past elementary but they really didn’t need it at that time unless they want to create a business or be in the government. For the wealthy however many of their children made it past the elementary because they could afford it and it would eventually come back to help them. Such as, if you grow up a farmer, you only need to know how to run a farm. However, if your parents own a very wealthy business, when they inherit the business they should know how to keep it going. So, as shown many people were either on a farm or in a business chain. Those who lived on farms weren’t usually at school for long where wealthy business owners kids’ were usually educated for longer. Many plantations in the south had slaves working for them and harvesting crops in order for more income for the farm.
would grow tobacco which was very popular in England which made the colonies very wealthy. They also grew wheat which could allow them to make flour which is used to make some foods. Most if not all farmers used slaves, a form of property which were people from Africa and they worked for the land owners. Education, many children didn’t make it past elementary but they really didn’t need it at that time unless they want to create a business or be in the government. For the wealthy however many of their children made it past the elementary because they could afford it and it would eventually come back to help them. Such as, if you grow up a farmer, you only need to know how to run a farm. However, if your parents own a very wealthy business, when they inherit the business they should know how to keep it going. So, as shown many people were either on a farm or in a business chain. Those who lived on farms weren’t usually at school for long where wealthy business owners kids’ were usually educated for longer. Many plantations in the south had slaves working for them and harvesting crops in order for more income for the farm.