Vocabulary
A person who buys and sells goods is a __________
merchant
crops grown specifically to be sold are called _____
cash crops
Where did the colonists who settled in the original colonies come from?
England
What is a cabinet maker?
Someone who makes furniture out of wood
What is a wig maker?
Someone who makes and styles wigs.
An extra supply of something is called a ________
surplus
to bring goods or services into a country from another location
import
What are the 4 New England Colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What is a cooper?
Someone who fixes wooden barrels.
Whait is a tailor?
Someone who makes and fixes clothes?
Things found in nature that are helpful for people are called ________
natural resources
to send goods or services out to another location to sell them
export
What are the 4 Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
What is a silversmith?
someone who makes objects out of silver
What is a cobbler?
Someone who makes and fixes shoes/boots.
land settled by and controlled by, people from another country is called a ________
colony
What are the 3 most important cash crops
tobacco, cotton, indigo
What are the 5 Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What is a Blacksmith?
Someone who makes and repairs metal objects
What is a town crier?
Someone who shares important news with the town.
the practice of farming and raising livestock is called ________
agriculture
someone who learns a trade from someone who is skilled in it is called an ______
apprentice
Why did the colonists leave England to come to the New World?
for more freedom (religious and economic)
What is a printer?
someone who used a printing press to make copies of newspapers, books, and documents
Pick one job and name some tools they used.
(answers will vary)