17th century colonial america
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What were living conditions and quality of life like?
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• 1. Wooden huts
• a. Clapboard
• b. Thatched roofs
• c. Oil paper for windows
• d. Logs and plaster for chimneys
A. Early 17th
Century
• 1. Stone and brick
• a. “keeping room”
• b. Thatched roof banned – risk of fire
• c. Carpet draped over tables –too expensive to put on floors
• d. Dutch (New Amsterdam) build homes like those from old world
B. Late 17th
Century
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• 1. food: corn – main staple – used to make bread, mush, succotash
• Drink: water not safe, use corn to make alcohol, beer and cider common
A. Early 17th
Century
• 1. food: rye, wheat barley, vegetables , stew (when meat available)
• Drink: wine and brandy for wealthy, rum for common folk
B. Late 17th
Century
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• 1. Small farms in north and south
• 2. Few slaves
• 3. Tobacco farms in VA.
A. Early 17th
Century
• 1. Large plantations developing in the south
• 2. Slave ownership more common in the south
B. Late 17th
Century
• 1. Carpenters
• 2. Millers
• 3. Tanners
• 4. Coopers
• 5. Blacksmiths
• 6. apothecaries
C. Types of Work
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What were living conditions and quality of life like?