Title: Daily Life in Colonial America
Headings: DAILY LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA
DAILY LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA
By Tim Lambert
Food and Drink in Colonial America
Clothing in Colonial America
Work in Colonial America
Recreation in Colonial America
Religion in Colonial America

Content: They also wore waistcoats and frock coats. They wore linen shirts. Both men and women wore wigs and for men three-cornered hats were popular. Men wore buckled shoes. Women wore stays (a bodice with strips of whalebone) and hooped petticoats under their dresses. However in the 18th century women did not wear panties. Fashionable women carried folding fans. Fashion was very important for the wealthy but poor people's clothes changed very little. The history of clothes
Work in Colonial America
Most people in North America lived by farming. It was back-breaking work and usually lasted from dawn to dusk.