Colonial Life Questions
Colonial Life
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Miscellaneous Questions
100
Slavery existed as early as ________.
What is 1515
100
An ________________________________________ is a person who came to America and agreed to be a servant either for a ticket to America or for some other exchange.
What is indentured servant?
100
Farmers had to __________ before they could plow.
What is clear the stones?
100
African American _______ and __________ helped the Union Army build forts and fortifications against the Confederates during the Civil War.
Who are men and women?
100
The colonial toilet was called a ________________.
What is a chamber pot?
200
What did the colonists call the man who made a living removing rocks and trees from fields?
What is a barrowman?
200
A ____________ is a colonial toilet.
What is a chamber pot?
200
The two countries that brought slaves to the New World were __________ and ____________.
What is Spain and Portugal?
200
Someone who agreed to be a servant for a certain number of years for a ticket to American or some other exchange was a _________________________ _____________.
What is indentured servant?
200
Things the British needed?
What is Naval Stores?
300
What did the colonists call the man who traveled through the colony mending things made out of metal?
What is a tinker?
300
Tar and other things needed by the British Navy were known as ___________.
What is naval stores?
300
The ______________ had to empty the chamber pots early in the morning.
What is night soil carter.
300
A muskrat is used for _____________ and their ______.
What are meat and furs?
300
A name for tar that was produced from pine-tree sap and used to waterproof wooded colonial ships?
What is pitch?
400
What did the colonists call the woman who sold fresh game and vegetables in the streets?
What is rabbit woman?
400
A ____________ is a small animal that spends part of its time in the water and part of its time on the land.
What is a muskrat?
400
________________ was born in 1768 and was known for throwing wonderful parties.
Who is Dolly Madison?
400
This small animal looks like a beaver.
What is a muskrat?
400
National
What is federal?
500
Who told the colonists the news of the colony?
What is town crier?
500
The Oreo cookies was originally called the _________.
What is Oreo Biscuit?
500
The first steamboat was named _______________.
What is Prometheus?
500
A tinker may repair anything made of ___________.
What is metal?
500
An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly is called _________.
What is epidemic