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200
This building was the center of colonial town life.

What is the Church (or Quaker Meetinghouse)?

200

William Penn was jailed several times in England for what reason?

Practicing Quakerism, his religion. 

200

He was a famous general in the army and became the first President of the United States.

Who is "George Washington?"

200

How many rooms were in a typical Colonial schoolhouse?

One

200

This tool is used to pump air into a stove, furnace, or forge.

What is a bellows?

400
Sweep the floor! Gather firewood! Wash the dishes! Colonial children had plenty of these to do before breakfast each day. 

What are chores?

400

Don't bring a mug to this famous protest. 

What is "The Boston Tea Party?"

400

This famous Philadelphian may or may not have made the first United States flag.

Who is Betsy Ross?

400

This "good" book was the found in most classrooms and Colonial homes. 

What is the Bible?

400

This word means "native" or "having ancestors from that specific place."

What is indigenous?

600

DAILY DOUBLE!!

What is a buttern churn?

600

On July 4th, 1776, colonial leaders signed this paper saying they were now free from England.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

600

DAILY DOUBLE!! 

Who is George Fox?

600

Students used this small wooden object to learn the alphabet. 

What is a hornbook?

600
This colony's name is a compound word, in which the second word means "woods."

What is Pennsylvania?

800

These two methods of preserving helped colonists keep food from going bad. 

What are salting and smoking?

800

This religious group came to America on the Mayflower in 1620. 

Who are the Pilgrims?

800

This Native American man was taken to England and later returned home to Massachusetts and later taught the Pilgrims how to farm and survive. 

Who is Tisquantum (Squanto)?
800

Because paper was expensive, students practiced writing on a small blackboard called a...

What is a slate?

800
No, they aren't bad at all. This word means any objects which are bought and sold, and often transported from one place to another. 
What are "goods?"
1000

This animal product was mixed with a chemical called lye to make soap?

What is fat?

1000
This town was the first successful colony in Colonial America.

What is Jamestown?

1000

This man, who was a mathematician, scientist, and astronomer, planned the location of the first White House. 

Who is Benjamin Banneker? 

1000

The three most important subjects in colonial times did not include "religion," which might as well be the fourth. What are the "Three Rs?"

Reading, writing, and arithmetic. 

1000

This is the name for someone who worked for free for several years in exchange for a boat ticket to the colonies.

What is an Indentured Servant?