Life in the 1800s

By: Lindsey Jones

Food

• Under the Medieval system, land was split into strips.

• Used the crop rotation system.

• Grew things in warmer seasons while raising live stock year round

Dress

• Sleeves were long, bodices tight and skirts were bell-shaped

• sewing machine in the late 1800s revolutionized the clothing industry

Work

• Most people were farmers.

• Mining became popular at the end of the 1800s.

Tools

• Iron items

• Sheep shears

• Axes

• Other kitchen

utensils

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