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American Colonies Inaccurate Analysis

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Life in the American colonies isn’t what you think it is. Everywhere in America, there are different colonies that you would think be wrong but are actually quite accurate. In this article, you will read about some of the different American Colonies that seem inaccurate that is true or colonies that seem true but are inaccurate. Colonists Use Honeybees to Get Work Done? How many people out there thought they meant real honeybees. Down in England, (in the 1700’s) people referred “bees” as family, friends or neighbors helping to work or to get things done around someone’s household (thus the name “Helping Bee”). Lots of new settlers will gather “chopping bees”, which means whoever was in that group, go and chop down trees to clear their new land. There are “quilting bees” (for women) and “corn-husking bees” (for men). It all started out when the Germans introduced to house and barn raisings to the colonies. Neighbors and friends would all join together and build the frame of a …show more content…

If you thought it was inaccurate, well you’re right. Women farmers would spend hours doing barn work and dealing with the crops. Land for the farmer was very small. They had a little shape for their own supplies and housing and used most of their land for crops. Everyone in the villages counted on the farmers to grow the crops on time and have enough of certain crops or dairy. There was a population of small family farms, and that was 9/10. Lots of farmers would have to wake up early and work for hours just to make a meal for their families. Farmer’s daily jobs were: feed the animals, milk the cows, shear the sheep, collect, fertilize, and water the crops, churn butter and a lot more. Other people of the colony would come, grab the crops and material, and take them down to the village/town. If I was the one to write this headline, I would say: “Farmers waking up earlier than anyone else to serve us

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