Vocab
What is a colonist?
A person who settles in a foreign area as part of a colony.
Did boys, girls, or both go on to complete a trade?
Only boys completed a trade
What is a hornbook?
A wooden paddle with ABCs, Bible verses, vowels, and consonants attached to its surface.
What century falls under Colonial America's time period?
1600s or 1700s
What continent did colonists come from?
Europe
What is a colony?
A area land settled by a group of people outside of their own country.
Who decided what job a child would learn?
Their parents decided for them rather than the kid choosing
What is an apprenticeship?
A person who learns a trade from a professional of that job.
What were 2 responsibilities children had?
- Helped with chores
- Fetched water from the well
- Followed strict rules
- Went to school
- Played with dice, marbles, and hoops
The Indigenous people taught Europeans how to use their staple crop as a survival tool. Which crop was this?
Corn
Name the 3 Regions and identify which region New York belongs to.
New England, Middle, and Southern
NYS belongs to the Middle Region
What is the difference between a silversmith and a blacksmith?
Silversmiths use silver to create jewelry and silverware.
Blacksmiths use iron to make household tools, horseshoes, and equipment.
Describe 3 characteristics of a schoolhouse
Planting, harvesting, hunting, making family decisions, and building their homes
What were the 3 reasons why people came to the 13 Colonies?
Gold, Land (Glory), and Religion (God)
Describe the 13 Colonies
A large, vast area of land that the Europeans settled on during the 1700s and 1800s. This is now part of America.
A shoemaker makes new shoes. What job repairs old shoes?
Cobblers repair old shoes. Shoemaking and cobblers are trades done by the same person.
Name the four subjects colonial students learn.
-Reading
-Writing
-Math
-Religion
What were 4 chores women were responsible for?
Washing dishes, making clothes, preparing food, caring for the animals, churning butter, and modeling candles
Name four reasons why the Silk Road was dangerous to travel on.
-Diseases
-Travel Time
-Desert conditions
-Bandits
The Silk Road was used for trading goods, spices, and gold from Europe to Asia.
Name a trade you research and answer the following questions:
What do they make?
Name one tool they used.
Why were they important to a village?
Answers will vary
How are our schools today different from colonial schools? Name 5 differences
Recess: ninepins, hoops and sticks, marbles
Subjects: No Science/Social Studies
Bathroom: outhouse vs. plumbing
Heating: Fireplace vs. vents
Supplies: quill pens and ink
Schoolhouse: small, one room place with one teacher
What factor was the way of life for each region dependent on?
Geography!
How did people find the land that is now America?
Explorers were trying to find a shorter route to Asia.