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In the evenings or during the colder months, many colonists moved indoors for entertainment, both to their own homes and to public taverns, which, as Bridenbaugh notes, had become the center for middle- and lower-class activities by the mid-eighteenth century.
In the middle colonies the Dutch Calvinist and Quaker influences initially put a damper on exuberant play, but later people enjoyed whist, croquet, tennis, lawn bowling, and badminton, even a rudimentary game played with "gouff sticks."
4 Φεβ 2018 · This collection illustrates the different types of entertainment seen throughout colonial and pre-revolutionary times. Throughout this era, people of all ages and economic status found a way of temporarily distracting themselves from reality.
4 Αυγ 2015 · Colonists worked hard to survive, but they also had some fun. From gambling to games and music, colonial life wasn't all work and no play. Learn all about it here.
19 Απρ 2022 · Colonists in the Middle Colonies brought European games and sports with them, including bowling, football, cricket, quoits, and cards. Enjoyed by both adults and children, these activities provided entertainment and recreation.
The Middle Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware reflected great diversity in their origins and population. England captured New Amsterdam from Holland in 1664 and renamed it New York, but the Dutch population continued to shape the colony.
25 Ιουν 2013 · Below we have a variety of popular colonial amusements, some good and some just god-awful. Regardless, if you broke out any of them at your Fourth of July bash, we’d consider yours a Flossy bash,...
