Frontier Life, Indians, Homes
Occupations, Fun, Travel, Clothing
Family, Customs, Health, Food
The First Settlers
Colonies
100
How did people settle their disputes on the frontier?
fist fighting
100
Name one disease or illness that was common in Colonial America.
heart attack, measles, typhoid, yellow fever, dyptheria
100
Children in the south were usually cared for by who?
Nannies.
100
The first English settlers in the 'new world' were hoping for this.
Religious freedom
100
Name the three different groups of colonies.
New England, Middle, Southern
200
Where did the colonists live when they first arrived, before they built houses?
Caves, lean-tos.
200
QUOITS was a popular game in the colonial days. What modern day game was developed from this game?
horseshoes
200
Why did many people, including children drink wine and beer?
The water was unsafe to drink.
200
Which country ruled the 13 colonies?
England
200
Name all of the New England colonies.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Conneticut
300
Many Indians were killed by early settlers in battles, but many other Indians died for this reason.
New diseases that they were not immune to.
300
Name 2 modes of travel that were commonly used in the colonial days.
boat, foot, horse, coach.
300
Children did not have the option of buying clothes. Where did their clothes come from?
They made them.
300
Name the two main groups that settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Puritans and Pilgrims
300
Name 3 of the middle colonies.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
400
Swedish settlers introduced this type of home to the colonies.
log cabin
400
What is a mast road?
A road used to drag masts to shipbuilders.
400
Most meals were cooked this way.
In one pot, over a fire.
400
Where were slaves treated the worst?
The southern colonies
400
Name 4 of the southern colonies.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
500
This part of the house was often in a separate building, especially in the southern colonies.
Kitchen
500
Most colonists dressed this way.
Very plainly.
500
Name one popular meal from the New England colonies
Boiled dinner, baked beans
500
Give two reasons why Europeans would want to have colonies in the new world.
Power and money
500
Name one of the southern colonies' major crops.
Tobacco, indigo
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