Sports
What time period do colonial sports primarily reference?
What is the 1600s-1700s?
Which sport was popular in the Northern colonies due to Puritan values?
What is wrestling?
What restrictions did Puritan values impose on sports?
What are restrictions on Sunday sports?
Which social class had access to horse-related sports?
What is the upper class?
What legacy did colonial sports leave on modern American sports?
What is the foundation for organized competitions?
Name one sport that that was brought over from Europe
What is cricket?
Name a sport that was popular in the Southern colonies.
What is horse racing?
In which colonies was gambling widely practiced?
What are the Southern colonies?
Name a sport that the working class commonly participated in.
What is foot racing?
How did colonial sports influence regional sporting traditions?
What is the evolution of unique sports based on local culture?
How did geography influence the types of sports played in colonial America?
What are factors like climate and geography determining sport types?
What Sport can you play in the North but not the South?
Any Ice/Snow sports
How did religious beliefs affect attitudes toward leisure activities in colonial America?
What are more relaxed attitudes in the South vs. strict beliefs in the North?
How did social class influence the types of games played in colonial America?
What are expensive sports for the upper class vs. simple games for the working class?
What sport was played by native Americans and European settlers
Lacrosse
What were the practical purposes of sports in early America?
What are recreational activities and military training?
What sport involved the use of dogs and was common in both North and South?
What is hunting?
Describe the Puritan approach to sports and leisure.
What is an emphasis on productive activities and limited gambling?
What role did community gatherings play in sports for the working class?
What are opportunities for socialization and competition?
In what ways did colonial sports impact gender roles in athletics?
What are changes in participation and recognition of women in sports?
What colonial sport is still a major sport in Kentucky?
Horse Racing
Compare two sports unique to the Northern and Southern colonies.
What are ice skating in the North vs. horse racing in the South?
Discuss how different religious beliefs influenced sports participation in colonial regions.
What are the contrasting values of Puritanism and Southern acceptance of leisure?
Analyze how social class shaped access to sporting events and equipment.
What is the disparity in resources available to different social classes?
Examine the cultural exchange that occurred through colonial sports.
What is the adoption of Native American games and techniques?