Title: What was life like for the average US citizen in the 1700's? - Quora
Headings: What was life like for the average US citizen in the 1700's?
What was life like for the average US citizen in the 1700's?
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How would people of today react to experiencing life in the 1700s?
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In short and ridiculously simplified.
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Content: Answered 4 years ago · Author has 191 answers and 279.2K answer views
How would people of today react to experiencing life in the 1700s? I read a lot of books and research on the internet. I wouldn't fancy myself in the 1700s, here are the reasons. Class was everything then. If I was teleported into the 1700s as a peasant, I would have short lived, probably starved everyday, treated unfairly and treated like a piece of trash. Hygiene was a huge issue. I wouldn't like to see human poo on the streets or stinking bad smell from bushes. Human poo was dumped anywhere, on the streets, bushes and everywhere! Women had to walk on sidewalks to avoid falling poo from high buildings. I would fear even drinking water.