Colonial Hobbies, Sports, and Fun!
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Colonial Hobbies,
Sports, and Fun!
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Hunting
Hunting was fun and provided food for families in Colonial times also a great hobby today.
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Trapping
Trapping was also another hobby colonists had fun doing and could make money off of too. Also enjoyed today.
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Fishing
Fishing was done mostly along the Atlantic coast but also could be done in small ponds or streams that was a great weekend adventure for colonists and put food on the table. Also greatly enjoyed today.
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Farming
Colonists enjoyed farming but also was a lot of work. They provided food for their families and sold products at stores in towns. Farming is also done today.
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Billiards
Billiards was a game colonists played. They would make bets and was a way to just get your mind off of something that happened that day.
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Sledding
Women and children would find a hill when snow covered the ground and slid down on a sled. Sledding is also greatly enjoyed today.
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Pitching QuoitsPitching Quoits is known today as horse shoe. When a horseshoe is thrown trying to get it onto a post. It is a great game at barbeques and parties.
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Ninepins
Ninepins was a game similar to today’s bowling. Colonists rolled a wooden ball trying to knock over nine wooden pins.
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Cricket
Women and children mostly played cricket. In colonial times it was also known as stool ball. There was a wooden stool behind the batter and the pitcher has to roll a ball past the batter and knock over the stool.
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Tennis/BattledoresTennis was played by bouncing a ball over a net with a racket back and forth. Battledores is the same as today’s bad mitten which is played by hitting a birdie over a net with a racket.
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Fencing/Jousting
Fencing is a way of sword fighting with a thin piece of metal. Jousting is an ancient pastime where two men ride horses and try to knock each other off.
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Foot Races/Bag Races
Slaves and colonist raced to see who was the fastest and the most endurance.
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Wrestling
Wrestling was a sport mostly slaves did to challenge strength between two men.
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Soccer
Soccer was played the same as it was played today. No hands on the ball just kicking it with your feet and using your head and chest as your hands.
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Football
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Boating
Boating was the same as it is today. When families took a weekend and went out on a lake on a boat for fun.
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Hockey
It was called Kolven at first but was later called Hockey. Which is greatly known today.
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