Vocabulary
An area of land that is owned by another country
colony
Many large houses in the southern colonies had __________ in the front of their house.
pillars
Who prepared food and took care of animals?
women
designed and fitted clothes
tailor
Which country owned the colonies?
England
A person living in a colony
colonist
What type of home was in the middle colonies?
log cabin
Who was the head of the family and built houses?
men
cut and measured leather to create shoes
cobbler
How many American colonies were there?
13
A large farm that used slaves to grow and harvest crops
plantation
A wood-plank home in the New England colonies was usually ____ story(ies).
2
Colonial children only _______ when spoken to.
spoke
made furniture
cabinet maker
What were the 3 reasons colonists came to America?
religious freedom
land and money
slavery
A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it, used in colonial schools
hornbook
A log cabin usually had a ___________ on one end.
fireplace
Who lived in small houses on a plantation?
slaves
made wooden barrels
cooper
What are is one crop grown on plantations that was used for clothing?
cotton
A young boy learning a skill or trade from a master
apprentice
A large house in the southern colonies would be on a ______________.
plantation
Who went to school?
boys
created metal objects
blacksmith
What group of people were already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?
Indians or Native Americans