TITLE

CHILDHOOD

AUTHOR(S)

Pleck, Elizabeth H.

PUB. DATE

January 1991

SOURCE

Reader's Companion to American History;1991, p163

SOURCE TYPE

Encyclopedia

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

A description of childhood in the colonial period of the American history is presented. Children in the colonial period were seen as beings who should adopt adult behavior and assume adult responsibilities as soon as possible. They were dressed as adults as early as age seven or eight, and by age ten they often lived with other families and worked for them as hired laborers or servants.

ACCESSION #

27828798

Tags: CHILDREN;  AMERICANS;  CIVILIZATION;  UNITED States -- History

 

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