New JerseyNew Jersey

By: Kassie ConardBy: Kassie Conard

Trades/FarmingTrades/Farming

You could be an apprentice, a blacksmith, You could be an apprentice, a blacksmith, a cooper, a farmer, a milliner, a printer, a a cooper, a farmer, a milliner, a printer, a shoemaker, a silversmith, a tailor, or a shoemaker, a silversmith, a tailor, or a wheelwright. wheelwright.

I am a milliner. Millinery shops were I am a milliner. Millinery shops were almost always owned by women.  They almost always owned by women.  They would sell fabric that could be made into would sell fabric that could be made into clothing.  A milliner would also make clothing.  A milliner would also make things like shirts, aprons, caps, hats, things like shirts, aprons, caps, hats, muffs, and trim for gowns.  muffs, and trim for gowns. 

Family LifeFamily Life

An American family life would be a An American family life would be a mother, a father and their children. The mother, a father and their children. The man would run he house. Before the man man would run he house. Before the man ran the house, the woman did. An African ran the house, the woman did. An African American family would be a mother, a American family would be a mother, a father, and their children. It was harder father, and their children. It was harder to have an African American family to have an African American family because of all the slavery and racism. because of all the slavery and racism. Native American societies were Native American societies were matrilineal, and divided the work of matrilineal, and divided the work of home, field, and hunt along gender lines. home, field, and hunt along gender lines.

Family LifeFamily Life

European disease, displacement, European disease, displacement, and warfare decimated their and warfare decimated their societies. Traditional dress, societies. Traditional dress, language, and customs were eroded language, and customs were eroded by exposure to Europeans. by exposure to Europeans.

EducationEducation

Kids were taught a trade, usually Kids were taught a trade, usually the one their fathers did, so they the one their fathers did, so they could continue the family business could continue the family business when their fathers retired. Often, when their fathers retired. Often, kids would go to school and learn a kids would go to school and learn a trade. trade.

Daily LifeDaily Life

Turkey had been raised domesticly Turkey had been raised domesticly for a while, so people usually ate for a while, so people usually ate that. Traveling was mostly done in that. Traveling was mostly done in the summer and winter because in the summer and winter because in the fall and spring, it would rain a lot the fall and spring, it would rain a lot and the roads would get muddy. All and the roads would get muddy. All of the colonies had plenty of wood, of the colonies had plenty of wood, so the houses were mainly made out so the houses were mainly made out of wood.of wood.

ClimateClimate

The middle colonies had a milder The middle colonies had a milder climate and better soil than the climate and better soil than the colonies in the north. colonies in the north.