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Lifestyle Of The Colonists

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The lives of the colonists depended on what lifestyle they lived. Farm life was rigorous with hours of chores such as feeding livestock, bailing hay, tilling land, planting and taking care of crops. Farmhouses were small, crowded and cold. Farmers were simply self sufficient and made their furniture and houses by hand moreover not having much time for relaxation. City life was very exciting, noisy, smelly and crowded with tightly spaced houses. Cities were mostly dependent on the waterfront, this is where most of the colonists received news and items of all sorts. City folk had job opportunities such as Blacksmithing, cobbling, tailoring, silver man and a clock maker. Cities also had strict laws that citizens had to follow accordingly or
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