Large Landowners, Farmers, and Artisans
These people lived on plantations and were very wealthy.
Who are large landowners?
They were in charge of taking care of the home (washing, cooking, sewing, and taking care of children).
Who are women in colonial America?
They were kidnapped and enslaved.
Who are African Americans?
These people were the first to live in America before colonists arrived.
Who are American Indians?
______ played an important role in colonial life, it includes the climate and natural resources.
A. Climate
B. Weather
C. Geography
What is geography?
These people grew what they needed to be self-sufficient.
Who are farmers?
They almost all went to school so they could learn to read the Bible.
Who are children in the New England Colonies?
They signed a contract to work without pay for 3-7 years.
Who are indentured servants?
What are germs and diseases?
The ____ of the region determined the types of crops colonists could grow.
A. weather
B. people
C. climate
What is climate?
These people specialized in making a specific good that colonists needed in their everyday lives.
Who are artisans?
They had no rights and could not make decisions about where they lived and who they married. They also could not vote.
Who are women in colonial America?
After they worked their contract years, they were free and most used their skills to get a job.
Who are indentured servants?
American Indians taught the colonists ______ and _____ techniques to help them survive. Without them, they would have starved to death.
What are farming and hunting techniques?
Colonists were ________ on each other. They needed to trade to get the goods they could not make themselves.
A. dependent
B. interdependent
C. specialized
What is interdependent?
These people were very wealthy but had enslaved people do all of the work.
Who are large landowners?
They were often homeschooled and usually learned a useful, working skills.
Who are children in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
They were treated like property and had no rights.
Who are enslaved people?
Colonists ____ the American Indians to leave their land.
A. helped
B. forced
C. paid
What is forced?
Examples: Shoemakers, baker, shipbuilder
Who are artisans?
Unless they came from a wealthy family, they never learned to read and write.
Who are children in the Southern Colonies?
There were almost never able to earn their freedom.
Who are enslaved people?
American Indians believed that the land should be shared and cared for. Colonists believed that people _____ land.
A. owned
B. destroyed
C. created
What is owned?