In the 1840s it was a time that life was so different and affordable. According to Scholastic Scope (Time Machine 1840s), there is 26 states in the U.S. Products like milk is sold for 10 cents and eggs were sold for 1 cent each in the market. The majority of Americans who live in the U.S, live on farms. For only few months a year, kids got one room schoolhouse and all the students of all ages, share one teacher. The older boys help out their dads on the farms and girls help out their mom with milking goats, cooking, and cleaning their house. In freetime, young people play checkers, seesaws, swim, and elaborate games of pretend. The 1840s is a time of widespread superstition of ghosts stories and other weird tales. There is no running water in their house. If you want to drink, you will have to drink from the dwells. There is no bathrooms, and electricity. They also had weird believes. They believed if your right eye hurts then bad luck is coming your way. The 1840s was the time that Westward Expansion started when they found gold in California. In the east, the European settlers were killing the Native Americans and getting their land. In the south, many men, women, and children were enslaved. There were …show more content…
There was a civil war that started in 1861 and ended at 1865. So many people died.
Entertainment and games were so different from the 1840s. It became so much better although, there is still games and entertainment that was used in the 1840s we still use today. According to encyclopedia.com, They looked with disfavor on recreational pursuits, including sports, dancing, drinking, music, theater, and art.While most middle-class Americans focused