• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / History / How old were Enslaved Children in Colonial America when they were put to work?

How old were Enslaved Children in Colonial America when they were put to work?

June 28, 2020 by Karen Hill

By age five or six, children would do small tasks such as helping in the big house or in the field fetching water, picking up stones, or working in the trash gang.

At the age of ten or twelve, children, both boys and girls, were given a regular field routine.

Related Facts

  • How did prehistoric humans transport and arrange the giant boulders at Stonehenge?
  • How did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza?
  • Top 25 Inventions That Changed Our Lives Forever
  • How did engineers lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable and When?
  • What kind of work did slaves do in Colonial America?
  • How Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?

Filed Under: History

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « How were slaves controlled in Colonial America?
Next Post: What happened when slaves in Colonial America got sick? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2020 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy