Vocabulary
A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it
apprentice
How many colonies were there
13
This worker worked with metal. He bent metal using a very hot fire. His tools included a bellow, anvil, tongs and a vise.
Which is NOT a reason that colonists came to America?
a. As slaves
b. Europe was overcrowded and had to send people to America.
c. Religious freedom
d. to claim land for their country to increase wealth
The region with rocky soil
New England
A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in colonial schools
hornbook
Which country owned the colonies
England
This worker used a curling iron every day. He worked with human and animal hair. He knows how to use a hackle.
A wigmaker
a. All children were required to attend school until high school
b. Schools were large and required several teachers.
c. There were no schools in the colonies
d. Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.
d. Boys had more opportunities.
This region was known as the breadbasket
Mid-Atlantic (Middle)
a person living in a colony
colonist
Which group of people were already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
This worker measures people's feet and uses a lot of leather. His tools include a last, sole knife, and sizing stick
A cobbler
a. feeding animals, hunting, planting crops
b. building homes, hunting, cooking
c. building homes, hunting, plowing fields
d. planting crops, making clothes, hunting
c. building homes, hunting, plowing fields
Most slaves lived in this region
Southern
an area of land owned by another country
colony
Who was allowed to become an apprentice
young boys
I have a shop where you can buy magazines and books. I am responsible for the newspaper. I use a coffin and an ink ball.
A printer
Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?
a. Southern
b. Middle
c. New England
a. Southern
This crop made the most money for the Southern colonies
tobacco
a large farm that used slaves to grow crops
plantation
This worker made barrels using a variety of carving knives to shape wood and made wood bendable with fire.
A cooper
I use a needle and help men and women with new clothing.
A tailor
Which colonial village building would be used for community gatherings?
a. cobbler
b. tailor
c. meeting house
d. village green
c. meeting house
Since farming was difficult in New England, what industry thrived instead?