Colonial America

A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it

• Colony

• Hornbook

• Plantation

• Apprentice

A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in colonial schools

• Colonist

• Hornbook

• Plantation

• Colony

A person living in a colony

• Colonist

• Colony

• Plantation

• Apprentice

An area of land owned by another country

• Plantation

• Hornbook

• Colony

• Colonist

A large farm that used slaves to grow crops

• Hornbook

• Colonist

• Plantation

• Apprentice

Which of the following was NOT a reason that colonists came to America?

• Some colonists were brought over as slaves.

• European countries were becoming too crowded, so they had to send some people to live in America.

• Some people wanted to be able to have the freedom to practice their own religion.

• European countries wanted to claim land for their country in order to become wealthier.

What were schools like in Colonial America?

• All children were required to go to school until high school.

• Schools were very large and required several teachers to teach all the children.

• There were no schools in colonial America.

• Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.

Which tasks were all completed by men?

• Feeding animals, hunting, and planting crops

• Building homes, hunting, and cooking

• Building homes, hunting, and plowing fields

• Planting crops, making clothes, and hunting

Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?

• the Southern Colonies

• the Middle Colonies

• the New England Colonies

Which building in a colonial village would have been used for community gatherings?

• the cobbler's shop

• the tailor's house

• the meeting house

• the village green