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Communications
100
What was the center of religious and family life?
the church
100
What was the expectation of the Puritan communities including children with regards to work in the New England colonies?
Everybody is expected to work hard.
100
What was the fastest way to travel in colonial America?
by water
100
How did the colonists travel on land?
by walking
100
How did the people know about the upcoming events and new laws during the colonial times?
through notices placed on the doors of public building
200
What did the Puritans build for church services and town meetings?
meetinghouses
200
What became the centers of local government in the Middle colonies?
villages and counties
200
What settlements made travel and trade easier?
settlements along the Atlantic coast or near a river or stream
200
What did the wealthier colonists ride?
carriages
200
What did they have after the Sunday sermon to inform the people?
general announcement
300
What age did the children join their families in their work?
at the age of eight
300
What did the thick forests provide for the colonists?
fuel source, building materials and tools
300
What settlements in the Atlantic coast developed into important trading ports?
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston
300
How did the "not-so" wealthy families travel aside from walking?
in a wagon or by horseback
300
During the colonial times, there was no post office. How did they communicate by letters?
Travelers moving from town to town carried the letters.
400
By the age of twelve, boys worked as ________________ to farmers or tradesmen.
apprentices
400
What happened to those children who did not work as apprentices or servants?
They remained at home to work until they were married.
400
What was the typical walking distance to another town or another's family home?
30 miles
400
What period of time started the network of roads which connected the major cities where people could travel in stagecoaches or boat ferries?
1700's
400
Who created a better postal service in 1793?
Benjamin Franklin
500
Some immigrants traveled west and settled along the slopes of Appalachian Mountains. Who were these immigrants?
Dutch and Scottish immigrants
500
What was the center of family life in the large plantations of the Southern Colonies?
the Great House
500
Since there were no roads yet, what did the colonists follow when they travel?
trails and tracks
500
Who allowed the colonists to set up a postal service?
the British government
500
Who became the first postmaster general over the colonial postal system in the colonies?
Benjamin Franklin