The correct answer is that "most of its settlers came from the Caribbean". In between the years 1662 towards 1807. Britain shipped almost more than 3.1 Million slaves across the Atlantic Ocean, wherein Africans where brought to the British owned colonies in the world. specifically the Caribbean wherein they were tasked to work on plantations daily.
The women wore long dresses. Both men and women would wear capes or ponchos to keep them warm during the winter. The peasants and the nobles wore similar fashions. Of course the clothing of the rich was made from finer cloth and was more decorated.
