A | B |
subsistence farmer | ones who grew only enough for their needs |
surplus | an amount or more than is needed |
Products of New England | grain, cattle, lumber, fish, furs, ships, iron, rum, whales |
New England houses | steep roofs, wall-sized fireplaces, |
New England church-life | No joking, talking, playing on the Sabbath. All day church service |
New England family-life | large families,long life, close knit |
New England justice | severe punishments-15 crimes carried death penalty |
stocks | wooden frames with holes for hands and feet- designed for public punishment |
New England mealtime | kids ate last-ate on long board tables from wooden bowls |
people in Puritan churches | Men and women sat on opposite sides, blacks and Indians sat in back -kids sat separated |
Tasks for the men | planting, harvesting, hunting |
Tasks for women | grind corn,skin and clean animals, dried fruits and vegtables |
Major ship building areas | Boston, Mass and Portsmouth, N.H. |
Food in the forests | maple syrup, turkeys, hogs,deer |