Daily Life
What is the Church (or Quaker Meetinghouse)?
William Penn was jailed several times in England for what reason?
Practicing Quakerism, his religion.
He was a famous general in the army and became the first President of the United States.
Who is "George Washington?"
How many rooms were in a typical Colonial schoolhouse?
One
This tool is used to pump air into a stove, furnace, or forge.
What is a bellows?
What are chores?
Don't bring a mug to this famous protest.
What is "The Boston Tea Party?"
This famous Philadelphian may or may not have made the first United States flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
This "good" book was the found in most classrooms and Colonial homes.
What is the Bible?
This word means "native" or "having ancestors from that specific place."
What is indigenous?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
What is a buttern churn?
On July 4th, 1776, colonial leaders signed this paper saying they were now free from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
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Who is George Fox?
Students used this small wooden object to learn the alphabet.
What is a hornbook?
What is Pennsylvania?
These two methods of preserving helped colonists keep food from going bad.
What are salting and smoking?
This religious group came to America on the Mayflower in 1620.
Who are the Pilgrims?
This Native American man was taken to England and later returned home to Massachusetts and later taught the Pilgrims how to farm and survive.
Because paper was expensive, students practiced writing on a small blackboard called a...
What is a slate?
This animal product was mixed with a chemical called lye to make soap?
What is fat?
What is Jamestown?
This man, who was a mathematician, scientist, and astronomer, planned the location of the first White House.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
The three most important subjects in colonial times did not include "religion," which might as well be the fourth. What are the "Three Rs?"
Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
This is the name for someone who worked for free for several years in exchange for a boat ticket to the colonies.
What is an Indentured Servant?