The Indenture
What tasks is the apprentice responsible for?
The apprentice must follow the rules, keep the master's secrets, do the required work, not get married and obey all orders.
What is a market economy?
When buyers and sellers come together to make decisions on what to sell and buy.
Which trade worker would provide tools?
Blacksmith
Why would a shoemaker DEPEND on a farmer?
The shoemaker needs the leather from the cattle the farmer raised.
What is a trade worker?
Someone who is a master of a craft.
What is an apprentice?
Someone who signs a contract with a master to learn a trade.
What are the three questions sellers have to decide?
WHAT to produce, HOW to produce, and for WHOM to produce
Which trade worker would provide medicine, dental work, and minor surgeries?
Apothecary
Why does the cooper DEPEND on the blacksmith?
The blacksmith provides the cooper with tools to make the barrels.
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who must work for a master to pay off a debt.
What was the master suppose to provide?
Food, clothing, shelter, education, and knowledge of how to do a trade.
What are the three levels of workers?
Master, apprentice, and indentured servant
Which product did cordwainers sell?
shoes
How does the apothecary depend on the cooper?
The cooper makes barrels for the apothecary to store medicine in.
What is an apprentice?
Someone who is learning a trade from a master.
True or False- Apprentices were paid during their time with the master.
FALSE
True or False- Most apprentices were children
TRUE
Which trader worker makes barrels?
Coopers
How does the shoe maker depend on the brickmaker?
The shoe maker needs the bricks to build his shop.
What does interdependence mean?
Many trades depend on each other to be successful.
True or False- The master taught the apprentice to read, write and do math.
TRUE
Which trade worker would you go to for clothes?
Tailor
How does the tailor depend on the blacksmith?
The blacksmith provides tools for the tailor to make clothes.
What is market economy?
When buyers and sellers come together to make decisions on what to buy and sell.