Answer:
40 acres in total, but the park in Quincy was set on 13 acres
Explanation:
John Adams was a second president of the United States, and also a very good in law, and he had in his possession one big property of 40 acres, in the state of Massachusetts, the property known under the name of Peacefield. He was born in Massachusetts, where he also inherited his big property. Those 40 acres belonged to his great grandfather, who moved to England.
The main problems of evidence in dealing with early civilizations is that much of the potential evidence itself--such as tools, homes, etc--has vanished due to the fact that it was made of materials such as clay that could not withstand the test of time and weather.
If you are asking due to the 15-1600s, then it's because the women back then were considered "unlawful" or "unacceptable" when they realized that they didn't have to be thrown around by the men. Women also did "witch-like" things such as warts, and long nails.
lack of food supplies - had no farmers
getting ill because of brackish drinking water
hostile indians
arrived in winter so they couldn't plant crops
cold, hungry, sick
many died
1/2 of the colonists died the first winter
most had to stay on the Mayflower for a month while a settlement was site was chosen
little food and few supplies