The Witch of Blackbird Pond Group

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th3f4thippo
th3f4thippo
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High School - 9th Grade

In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, what crops were grown in Wethersfield?

Were there any livestock? (If possible, please cite the appropriate page number.)

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Posted by th3f4thippo on Thursday August 6, 2009 at 12:32 PM and tagged with crops, setting, wetherfield.

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  1. loriink
    loriink

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    The Witch of Blackbird Pond is set in Wethersfield, Connecticut, a Puritan village, in the year 1687. Corn is the staple crop of this community—notice how often the family eats corn pudding, cornbread or corn cake! Other crops, such as onions, apples and flax, are also grown. The book mentions mostly small livestock, such as sheep, chickens and goats. In Chapter 10, for instance, Hannah talks about her goats, and in Chapter 4, Kit learns how to card wool from the sheep.

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    Posted by loriink on Friday August 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM