135k views
0 votes
In colonial america, reaching an older age was viewed ________.

User Zerte
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

3 votes
... as a significant accomplishment.

Life expectancy in earlier colonial Virginia was less than 25 years -- including the reality of infant mortality and a high number of deaths in childhood. In the colonial beginnings of New England, around 40% of children died before reaching adult age. Life in the colonies was very hard for the early colonists.
User Stefanglase
by
8.7k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.