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By comparison with the average American family today, families in Colonial America were in fact larger as a general rule. The reasons for this are several, and include a generally positive view of children and child-bearing as well as of 'traditional' family life. At a different level, perhaps the primary factor was the high death-rate during this time-period: larger families proved to be a kind of compensation for (and guard against) the frequent deaths that occurred among children in this hardship-filled age.
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What did men do in colonial times?
Colonial times were hard and families were large. Many men at that time had to work hard to support their families and they did so by farming or running a family business.
Where did the colonial families get their water?
they built towns near a water source
What would men do for work in colonial times?
they would fish hunt and provide for their families
Why were extended families useful on colonial farms?
o help withe the crops and all the work in the farm.
Did poor victorians have big families?
actually in fact yes they did but of course they were poor so they could not afford to help one another
What did the men do in the colonial?
Colonial times were hard and families were large. Many men at that time had to work hard to support their families and they did so by farming or running a family business.
What did men do in colonial times?
Colonial times were hard and families were large. Many men at that time had to work hard to support their families and they did so by farming or running a family business.
Who had controlling in colonial families?
Noo
Who had authority in colonial families?
Noo
Who had controlling authority in colonial families?
Noo
What were the families like in the 1800?
hard to look after because they were so big
New England colonial families were unique because of the presence of?
grandparents..they married yound so often lived to be grandparents
Who were the ten richest American colonial families?
Some of the richest American colonial families were the Van Rensselaer family, the Livingstone family, the Philipse, family, the Morris family, and the Washington family. The Washington family belong in a group called the First Families of Virginia. This group is full of colonial families who were among the first settlers of Virginia and were extremely wealthy.
What was the daily routine of colonial families?
go to the river and get water to boil.
Where did the colonial families get their water?
they built towns near a water source
Does Germany have big or small families?
small families
What were fisherman like in the colonial times?
They had tree branches for poles and nets for catching
