Colonial Laws
These were harsh rules made by New York lawmakers to keep enslaved workers under control.
Slave Codes
True or False: A slave is a person who agrees to work without pay for a set time in exchange for travel expenses.
False: An indentured servant is a person who agrees to work without pay for a set time in exchange for travel expenses.
Give at least one reason why people wanted to come and settle in New York.
Ex: For religious freedom, to farm on their own land, to find jobs.
A person who moves to a different country to live:
Immigrant
Parliament
What were the results of the Slave Codes?
These strict laws led to deadly slave revolts.
Who was French and Indian War between?
The French and The British
Some colonists lived on these large areas of land. They resembled small towns and could having many buildings such as a mill, a blacksmith shop, guest houses, and even churches.
Manor
This term means having more of something than is used.
Surplus
What is an artisan? And name one example:
An artisan is a worker with a special skill. For example, shoemakers, blacksmiths, or carpenters.
A tax on tea which angered the colonists and led to the Boston Tea Party.
The Tea Act
A group called the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, boarded ships, and dumped tea overboard in protest of Parliament's tax laws. What was this event called?
The Boston Tea Party
Name 3 trades that colonists had in New York.
Examples:
Shoemakers; Hat makers; Making barrels, horseshoes, or baskets; Printers; Bookbinders.
What is a merchant?
A merchant is a person who sells goods.
Name one tradition or a sport that immigrants brought to New York:
Ice skating; bowling; tennis.
True or False: The Proclamation of 1763 said that no colonists could settle West of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
True
Why were enslaved Africans brought to New York?
To work on farms; to work in the colonists' homes; to work in shops.
What did Colonial merchants in New York sell and trade?
a. Tools
b. Feed for animals
c. Pots, pans, and dishes
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
A person who agrees to work for a more experienced person for several years in order to learn a trade.
Apprentice
Name 2 activities that colonists did in their leisure/free time:
Played horseshoes; swimming; playing with a toy, metal hoop; playing an instrument; dancing; singing.
One of the laws that was passed by Parliament that taxed printed items such as deeds, wills, newspapers, and playing cards.
The Stamp Act
The name of the trade route that brought enslaved Africans to America:
The Triangular Trade
Boys went to school for more years than girls. Some boys were apprentices and learned a trade during the day, and went to school at night.
Name 2 imports and 2 exports:
Imports: sugar, spices, molasses, porcelain, glassware.
Exports: fur, wheat, flour, wood, metal, fish, vegetables.
Who was allowed to vote for Assembly makers (the lawmakers) in New York? And who was not allowed to vote?
Only white men who owned property were allowed to vote. Women, tenant farmers, and enslaved people were not allowed to vote.