Life for Young Workers
Colonial Economies
Colonial Trade Routes
City Life and Colonial Towns
Southern Plantations and Farming Families
100
What is an apprentice?
An apprentice is a young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person.
100
The New England economy was based on which product?
The New England economy was based on timber.
100
Why is the trangular trade routes called "trangular"?
These routes were called "trangular" because they were shaped like giant triangles.
100
What is the most populated city in the 13 Colonies?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the most populated city in the 13 Colonies.
100
Who did most of the work on plantations in the Southern Colonies?
Enslaved Africans did most of the work on plantations.
200
What is an artisan?
A skilled worker - such as a rope maker, blacksmith, or carpenter - who makes things by hand.
200
Why were the Middle Colonies called "the breadbasket of the colonies"?
The Middle Colony farmers grew so much wheat.
200
What is the Middle Passage?
The Middle Passage is the second leg of a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. (England - Africa - West Indies - North America)
200
How did Benjamin Franklin help the city of Philadephia?
He found the city's first newspaper; established the city's first public library and first hospital. He started the first volunteer first department in the 13 Colonies.
200
Who was the first person to raise a successful crop of indigo?
Eliza Lucas Pinckney was the first person in the 13 colonies to raise a successful crop of indigo.
300
What were candles made of in colonial times?
Candles were made from the fat or sheep or cows. When they were burned they gave off a bad smell.
300
Which products were the Middle Colonies based on?
The Middle Colonies were based on farm products and valuable minerals such as iron.
300
Why did many Captive Africans die during the Middle Passage?
Many Captive Africans died during the Middle Passage due to hunger, thirst, disease, or cruel treatment.
300
What does it mean for the New England towns to be self-sufficient?
Being self-sufficient means that the New England towns relied on themselves for most of what they needed. -food came from fields surrounding the town. -families lived land where they grew crops and raised animals.
300
What was the role of the overseer on the plantation?
The overseer was the plantation manager who gave the slaves orders. Slaves could be beatenas punishment for not doing what they were told.
400
What were the disadvantages of being an apprentice?
An apprentice worked long hours (over 12 hours), will little times off, and did not get paid very much.
400
What was the soil and weather like in the Southern Colonies?
The Southern Colonies had rich soil, warm weather, and plenty of rain, which resulted in a longer farming season.
400
In which region did slaves play a role in producing goods?
Slaves worked on plantations in the Southern Colonies.
400
What is the town common?
The town common is an open space (center of the town) where cattle and sheep can graze.
400
Read this poem by Ruth Belknap and tell us what it is about: Up in the morning I must rise Before I've time to rub my eyes... But, Oh! It makes my heart to ache, I have no bread till I can bake, And then, alas! it makes me sputter, For I must churn or have no butter.
Farming families had to work hard to make their own bread and butter.
500
What were the advantages of an apprentice?
An apprentice would learn how to become a skilled artisan.
500
What are three examples of cash crops in the Southern Colonies?
Cash crops included tobacco, rice, and indigo (a plant used to make blue dye).
500
What is molasses made from?
Molasses is a syrup made from sugarcane that was traded from the West Indies.
500
What was the most important building in the New England Town? What was done there?
The meeting house was the most important building in town. The citizens would go there to help make decisions at town meetings and attend church on Sundays.
500
What did Eliza Pinckney experiment with later after her first success cash crop?
Eliza Pinckney experimented with raising silkworms and making silk cloth out of the threads.
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