... great majority of Americans did not see the value of an attractive yard and thus took no care in its upkeep. In the countryside on farms, most housewives would toss even trash and food scraps out whatever door or window most convenient at the time into the yard for the livestock to ... a decreased relation. Slave households weren't as accounted for being that they were not recorded in a census nor recognized by law. The stability of a slave family was not threatened by the death of parent more like than by enforced separation by the master. Slave families then were held together by a we...

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... nutrients, the once small English settlements began to expand rapidly. However, colonists in the south began to expand away from each other, establishing isolated farms as opposed to towns. Because of the vast distance between each of the farms in the Chesapeake colonies, the colonies were unable to protect themselves. As stated in "document G", the southern colonies were unable to protect themselves ... . This caused the colonists in the south to have constantly lived vigilantly as they were fearful of being attacked continuously. These events led to a society which produced unusual pat...

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... nutrients, the once small English settlements began to expand rapidly. However, colonists in the south began to expand away from each other, establishing isolated farms as opposed to towns. Because of the vast distance between each of the farms in the Chesapeake colonies, the colonies were unable to protect themselves. As stated in "document G", the southern colonies were unable to protect themselves ... . This caused the colonists in the south to have constantly lived vigilantly as they were fearful of being attacked continuously. These events led to a society which produced unusual pat...

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... their land very aggressively, as well the French settlements to the north of Quebec, along with the natural borders of the sea and the mountains. So the New Englanders produced farms that did not have much surplus for selling, they started to become fishermen. They had no trouble exporting the fish, accounting for over one third of all exports in New ... of the middles colonies were for the most part farmers and laborers. People were able to own farms and tend to them without much needed help. A family would mainly rely on the family's' own hands to tend to the farm, with the added help...

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... , transportation, communication, and utilities ranks fifth among Maine's service industries. Agriculture Farmland covers about 5 percent of Maine's land area. The state has about 7,000 farms. Eggs and milk are the leading livestock products. Most of Maine's dairy farms are located in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Somerset, and Waldo counties. Beef cattle are Maine's third most valuable livestock product. Crops also account for about ... of Maine. History Thousands of Indians lived in what is today Maine before white settlers came. The Indians were apart of the Abenaki and Etchemin t...

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... 's favor, for if they did they would be made and example of for the rest of the world. There were very few slaves in the New England colonies because farms were small and family orientated. The farmers had many children to help with the work on the farm and if extra help was needed, neighbors were hired. Yet the few slaves who ... on Sundays and could attend church services. Slaves could also own property and have trials by jury. The New England colonists lived in closely tied communities. This was because the farms in that region were small and so the farmers lived closer to one another...

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... of a simple process that was rarely utilized. If the woman moved to the husband's dwelling at the time of the marriage she could simply move her belongings back to her family's dwelling. A woman had the power to leave her husband if she believed he was a coward or if he was known in the tribe for being a coward. The Native American women ... , p.29). In addition to the duties in the crops, the women were expected to care for the home, their children, and of their family. Chief Standing Bear of the Sioux tribe wrote: "Women's work was to cook for the family, keep the teepee in order, and ...

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... , New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. By and large, the people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. They were used to doing many things themselves and not depending on other people for much. Some of these people came to New ... that didn't grow in America were shipped from England. Boston was the major New England port. The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. Wheat and other grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania and Ne...

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