- 90% of colonists lived on a farm
- Farmers would rarely need to buy anything because they raised all their food
- Farmers would have to chop down all the trees on their land and then used it to build their houses and barns
- Farm houses would usually be one room with a fireplace and a couple of beds, where all the cooking and sleeping was done
- Cooking was very dangerous because they could burn their hands while handling the iron pots that are placed over the fire
- Farmers had to chop wood, feed animals, clear land, tend crops, build fences, make tools, gather eggs, spin thread, weave cloth, sew clothes, make candles, cook, clean, and care for babies¹