1. The Scots-Irish were staunch libertarians and acted on their feelings. Sexual and sartorial manners were closely related to each other in the hinterland. Talking about sex and sexual behavior was also acceptable in this culture. The clothes worn by women and men were intended to arouse the opposite sex. The Anglican missionary Charles Woodmason wrote: "They pull their shirts as tight as possible around their breasts and slender waists (for they are generally very slender in shape) and draw their petticoats close to their hips to show the slenderness of their limbs." - … - Indeed. nudity is not unceremoniously objectionable. Woodmason was appalled by the way these women behaved, but to them, they were sexy. Men even dressed to show off their bodies. Men wore pants that showed their upper thighs and part of their hips. Being naked for the backwater settlers was just as normal as being clothed. Families slept together and undressed in front of each other, and some children even ran around half-naked according to Woodmason. The lack of clergy to celebrate marriages caused the return...