Life in the Middle Colonies

School

• Went to church schools instead of regular schools
• Kids were needed to help with crops so school was out during planting and harvesting ccles
• Taught religion based on which church school they attende

Homes

• Tall,Narrow ,and made of brick
• Beds were built into the wall like cupboards
• Some homes had leather chairs
• Fireplace was decorated with blue and white tiles

Towns

• Many were market towns.Places were others went to buy and sell goods
• Central location of the Middle colonies led to the development of major ports and cities later on,including New York and Philledelphia

Clothing

• Dutch girls wore full red skirt
• Dutch boys wore long baggy pants,red stockings,beaver caps, and a shirt

Kids

• Kept very busy
• Collected stones for stone fences
• Collected berries
• Helped with farming and harvesting
• Helped their mother make candles and clothes
• Had a lot of homework
• played tag
• had fun staking
• Played with balls,bats,marbles,and dolls