Children in Colonial AmericaThe Pilgrims and Puritans did not arrive on the shores of New England alone. Nor did African men and women, brought to the Americas as slaves. Though it would be hard to tell from the historical record, European colonists and African slaves had children, as did the indigenous families whom they encountered, and those children's life experiences enrich and complicate our understanding of colonial America. |
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... father was prince of the Dukandarra ; despite family tensions caused by jealousies among the prince's several wives ... father's attempts to negotiate failed , and when he refused to reveal the location of his people's treasury , he was ...
... father; at five, to carry wood; at six, to carry heavier things to market; at seven, to learn to fish with nets. These tasks continued, mixed with different types of punishments for bad behavior, such as being beaten with a stick, stuck ...
... father of the boys is on the right. The home was the main educational center until the child was an adolescent. The dwelling consisted of one rectangular room without windows and a door opening onto the street. Apart, in the yard at the ...
... father in his crafts. Probably the happiest moments for boys and girls were the processions, fireworks, and communal meals that took place about eight times a year in the Indian pueblos. Children could belong to some sodalities (called ...
... father of another Indian girl opposed her going to dance, but upon walking in his field a poisonous snake almost bit him. Freed from death he promised Mary to allow his daughter to fulfill her desire to dance in the festival.
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Enslaved Children | |
DOCUMENTS | |
Family and Society | |
Children Violence and the Courts in New Amsterdam | |
Growing | |
DOCUMENTS | |
Massachusetts | |
The Fragility | |
Anne Bradstreet | |
Girlhood in the French Gulf South and the British MidAtlantic | |
Educating Youth | |
Politicizing Youth | |
Questions | |
Bell | |