Question

Types of : Clothing? Food? Houses? in new york colony

Answer 1

Clothes: New York men wore shirts, breeches and boots, while the women wore dresses, aprons, bonnets, petticoats and shoes. Girls and women generally did the cooking, cleaning and other household work, while the men would hunt, make tools and work in the garden.

Food: The colonists had a simple diet of varieties of fruits and vegetables. Breakfast consisted of milk and bread. For most people breakfast consisted of milk, bread, and cornmeal mush or bread and milk together with tea.

Houses: The first colonists lived in square pits, like cellars, that were covered with wood and bark. These simple shelters protected them from the elements until they could build basic cottages. Once New Netherland became more established, colonists built better wooden and later stone and brick houses.

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Answer 2

Clothing: Linen shirts, Breeches, woolen socks, and a jacket. Food: A variety of fruits and vegetables. Houses: Square pits covered in wood and bark.