Daily Life
Name one common chore for colonial children.
Gathering wood, feeding animals, helping cook, sweeping
Where did most colonial schools meet?
Homes or churches
What is bartering?
Trading goods instead of money
Which region had rocky soil and cold winters?
New England
Name one cultural group that lived in the colonies.
English, Dutch, German, African, Native groups
What were two responsibilities mothers and daughters usually had?
Cooking, sewing, gardening, caring for children
What subject was used to help children learn to read?
The Bible
Name one job done by artisans.
Blacksmith, carpenter, printer, baker
Which region was known as the “Breadbasket Colonies”?
Middle Colonies
How did diversity strengthen colonial communities?
Shared foods, traditions, farming methods
What did families teach children at home besides chores?
Faith, discipline, values
Who was often not allowed to attend school?
Girls (sometimes), enslaved children
Why were apprentices important in colonial towns?
They learned skills needed in the colony
Which region relied most on plantations?
Southern Colonies
Which group had the most rights: gentry, middle class, indentured servants, or enslaved people?
Gentry
Why were community events (barn raisings, market days) important?
They built friendship, supported each other, completed big tasks
Why was Sunday church important in the colonies?
It united the community; taught values
What cash crops were grown in the Southern colonies?
Tobacco, rice, indigo
How did geography influence farming in the Southern colonies?
Long warm seasons let them grow cash crops
Why was colonial society unfair for many groups?
Enslaved people had no rights; servants had little freedom
How did daily life in colonial times show cooperation and interdependence?
Colonists depended on each other to survive; families worked as teams
How did religion guide laws and community decisions in New England?
Puritan beliefs shaped laws and expectations
How did geography affect the jobs colonists could have?
Geography determined crops and jobs
Compare New England and Southern Colonies in ONE sentence.
NE = rocky soil, shipbuilding; South = plantations, warm climate
Which colonial value still matters most today — faith, family, hard work, or cooperation — and why?
Answer vary