Life In Canada Essay

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Life was hard, everyone had to endure hardships in order to meet the daily challenges of survival. Most people (those who weren’t rich) had to start from scratch with nothing but uncultivated land, only the crown and the church had the already cultivated valuable land. Why did people come here? They came here because they were promised with a better life in Canada. Though this was the case for many colonists, they still had to put a lot of effort on to not only their land, but also on their families for the sake of surviving. Most men worked outside, usually either constructing, farming, hunting, chopping trees, chopping wood (for warmth near the fireplace), or just simply managing their own lands. They had to use nothing but their hands and …show more content…

Women, on the other hand, were seen to be working indoors, usually doing chores, raising their children, weaving and more. Men were seen to be the money makers while women were seen to be taking care of the family. Both genders had to cooperate in order to succeed in the struggle for existence. Colonists as a whole lived quite quietly in the dark with not much light but the moon, candles, and oil lamps. Families depended on others too, and cooperated by building schools, and raising funds to hire teachers with the payment of food and lodging for the futures of their very own children. The population also bonded by going to church, having the same religious beliefs. They also fairly relied on each other through a barter economy which was based off of trade. Had this population not cooperate, they wouldn’t have been as successful. Each group (ex: colonists) had to fight for their rights, with many hardships, against the loyalists who also had to cooperate as one. Even though the Loyalists had a similar experience, except for their better governing positions, wealth, and land (because they were loyal to the British crown). All in all, everyone endured some sort of struggle/hardship, whether it be raising a family, suffering through a power struggle between two classes, or just

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