New Jersey

I will tell you about what was like to be a kid in colonial in New Jersey. First colonial children helped their parents with chores and other stuff. Boys helped their fathers in the field and building roads and ditches. The children helped their parent with life stock. They helped by feeding cows, chickens, and pigs. It was the most important jobs that they did. Next I will tell you about the girls who helped their mothers. Girls helped make soap and candy and other stuff. The colonial children helped their parents with a lot of chores.


I will tell you about what they wore for clothing. First in New Jersey they had upper class clothing. Upper class clothing was very expensive. Upper class women wore clothing of silk and velvet. Men wore silk shirt short pants called breaches. This expensive clothing was usually bought. Second they wore lower class clothing. Women wore dresses made of flax and wool. Flax is a plant and wool comes from a sheep. Dresses and breeches for men were made of linen, wool and leather. As you can see women and men wore interesting clothing.


Colonial people had many kinds of food I will teach you all about them. First I will tell you what they grew. New Jersey colonist grew much of there own food like potatoes and beans. They grew turnup, carrots and cabbage these colonists also grew rice, wheat and corn wheat and corn was gnound into flour then made into bread. Next colonist ate many animals. They hunted animals like bear and deer in the forest. Rabbit and squirrel some times were caught in traps. Colonial people had interesting food that they hunted and grew. .