Pop_Culture

Pop culture of 1830s Clothing * all clothing had to be sewed by hand by the women. * didn’t have many clothes, one outfit for every day of the week. * some ordered fabrics and some people started from scratch * some materials were hard to get or very expensive, such as cotton. *silk was even more rare and exquisite as it is now. * Women wore really long dresses made from wool, cotton, or silk. *skirts were pleated and usually long *Lace or ruffles used on clothing *women’s heads were covered most of the time. * men’s clothing was linen shirts, an overcoat with long tails that were tucked into the back of their pants. *men always wore long sleeves and their pants were made from scratchy wool and no men wore belts at the time. Food *Corn was eaten regularly *children would bring home fish or berries *crops they also ate were pumpkin, potatoes, squash, beans, peas, cucumbers, cabbages, carrots, onions, rhubarb, radishes, lettuce, turnips, melons, and grains for flour. *other foods were rolls or biscuits, or corn bread, *meats, including lamb, domesticated chicken, and beef and pork dishes. *wild game, such as venison, wild turkey or squirrel, and fresh fish. *Cows provided a source for milk and cheese. Chickens provided eggs. http://www.connerprairie.org/HistoryOnline/diet.html Imagration * The number of people coming to the United States in the 1830s was 599,000, *four times the number that came in the 1820's * largest groups continued to be the Germans, the Irish, and the British escaping the political and economic conditions