Most Americans during the colonial period lived in small villages or on farms. About ninety percent of American colonists were farmers. The size of farms varied widely, from small plots of land in New England to immense plantations in the South with thousands of acres. Listen to today’s episode for more about agriculture in colonial times!

60Second Civics, Episode 5198: August 15, 2024 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4408: August 13, 2021)

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Content Credits:
Visual 1 & 2 (Farming scene): Sydney King/NPS: https://www.nps.gov/jame/tobaccoand...
Visual 3 (SC plantation with slaves): Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2015650290/
Visual 4 (Old New England farm with cows): ntzolov, Getty Images Signature/Canva
Visual 5 (Indentured servant working): NPS/Harpers Ferry Center: https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/histor...