Vocabulary
A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it.
Apprentice
This type of person works with metal. They use hot fire to bend the metal. Some of the tools this person might use are bellows, anvils, tongs, and a vise.
Blacksmith
Who is responsible for building homes, hunting, and plowing fields?
Men
How many colonies were there?
13
Which building in a colonial village would have been used for community gatherings?
a. Cobbler's shop
b. Tailor's shop
c. The Meeting House
d. The Village Green
c. The Meeting House
A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in colonial schools
Hornbook
This person uses tools such as a last, sole knife, and sizing stick. Part of this person's job is to measure people's feet. I use a lot of leather.
Cobbler
Who was allowed to become an apprentice?
Boys
What European country was in control of the colonies?
England
Which sentence accurately explains what schools were like in Colonial America?
a. All children were required to go to school until high school
b. Schools were very large and required several teachers to teach all of the children
c. There were no schools in colonial America
d. Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.
d. Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.
A person living in a colony
Colonist
Men come to see this person if they need new breeches. Women come to see this person if they need a new gown. This person can not do their job without a needle.
Tailor
Which group of individuals were forced to leave their homes and work in the colonies against their will?
Who was already living in the colonies when the colonists first arrived?
Native Americans
Which of the following colonial buildings was a place for people to find food and drink, or for travelers to rest?
a. Tavern
b. General Store
c. Church
d. Meeting House
An area of land that is owned by another country
Colony
This person uses a curling iron. They work with human and animal hair. Their job requires them to use something called a hackle.
Wigmaker
Who was responsible for preparing the food, tending to the animals, and making clothing?
Women
Name the THREE main reasons colonists chose to come to the New World.
1. Religious Freedom
2. To claim land for wealth.
3. They were forced to leave their homes and work as slaves.
In which region would you find the colony of Massachusetts?
a. Southern Colonies
b. New England Colonies
c. Middle Colonies
b. New England Colonies
A large farm that used slaves to grow crops.
Plantation
This person makes barrels. They use a variety of carving knives and they shape wood. They use fire to make wood bendable.
Cooper
Who was responsible for fetching water from the well?
Children
Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?
In what year was the first colony of Jamestown established?
a. 1610
b. 1553
c. 1607
d. 1732
c. 1607