Vocabulary
Groups in society
Class
In which region were most towns required ti have schools?
New England
At what age were many children sent away to train in a trade?
12
True or false. Class was very important in colonial society.
True
Name the 3 main locations involved in colonial triangular trade.
English colonies
England/Europe
Africa
To trade one good for another
Barter
How many regions were the colonies divided into? What were they?
3
New England, Middle, Southern
Give an example of a toy a colonial child might have played with.
Metal hoop
Corn husk doll/doll
Tops
DAILY DOUBLE: What were the classes in colonial society? (Highest to lowest)
Gentry, Middle Class, Lower Class, Below Lower Class
According to the economic idea of mercantilism countries benefit when they _________ more products than they _________.
Import
Skilled workers and craftspeople
Artisans
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 2 important trade centers in the middle colonies.
New York City and Philadelphia
What were 2 necessities colonial families might have bartered for or purchased?
Salt, gunpowder, and tools
Give 3 examples of people who would have been members of the gentry.
Wealthy Merchants
Large Landowners
Government Officials
Church Leaders
DAILY DOUBLE: The English government passed laws limiting colonists' ability to trade with other countries to protect their own industries. What is this practice known as?
Protectionism
A product sold to other countries is a...
A product brought in from other countries is a ...
Export
Import
Name 3 jobs related to the sea a colonist in New England might have had.
Fisherman (angler)
Whaler
Shipbuilder
Name 2 products made from whales.
Lamp oil, candles, and perfume
Give 2 examples of individuals who would have belonged to the lower class.
Servants
Ordinary Workers
Apprentices
Name 3 products the colonies exported.
Grain, meat, fish, timber, tobacco, rum, iron products, and rice
Resources that can be made into other products are called what?
Raw Materials
Name 2 colonies from each region.
Southern: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
Middle: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
New England: Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
What event in the 1730s helped spread religious feelings in the colonies? What impact did this event have on church leaders?
Great Awakening
Decreased (lessened) the power of church leaders
Give 3 examples of artisans. What class were artisans members of?
Carpenters, blacksmiths, wigmakers, tailors, basketmakers, tinsmiths, silversmiths, and watchmakers
Middle Class
Name 3 products the colonies imported.
Sugar, molasses, enslaved Africans, tools, tea, clothing, and manufactured products