Life was very different for people living in North Carolina several hundred years ago. there were none of the modern conveniences that we take for granted, like grocery stores, shopping malls, garbage trucks, flush toilets, central heat, and electric or gas stoves. Use the links below to find out what it was like to live in colonial times.

• What Did Their Houses Look Like?
• What Did They Eat?
• What Did They Drink?
• where Did the Colonists Get Supplies?
• Health and Hygiene
• Hunting