What did early settlers (to massachusetts) do in their spare time?

xburningup4youbabyx asked:

When men and women and children came and settled to Massachusetts, what did they do in their spare time??

Comments (6) Posted in Boston

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kadel - May 28th, 2009 at 8:19 am
They really didn’t have spare time. On Sunday, the one day off, they went to church and read the Bible. Even in the evenings, they would card wool or spin, they were working most of the time
PennyLeeD2 - May 31st, 2009 at 8:51 am
They slept, read out loud to others, or prayed. They had no time to spare as they were trying to survive. Even the children had chores. Once they moved past the first hard years, any extra time they had was used to make things to make life easier, to plant kitchen crops, or to barter for other goods. Barrels, utensils, farm implements, knitted or sewn items could be traded for extra food or household items. They didn’t have hobbies as we know them, they made things they could use.
wyomugs - June 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 am
They had no spare time.
Paul S - June 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
What spare time — they tried to stay alive 24/7
RaffiTheMaster - June 4th, 2009 at 3:50 am
I am not sure, you can look up history about Boston on what the settlers did. I would just find a topic about it and read it.
xokitten9xo - June 6th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
lol- sorry no clue.

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