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Plantation
Ships
Rich House vs. Poor House
Printing
Bonus
100
How did people "mark" their pigs?
cut a notch in their ears
100
Name the two ships that first landed at St.Mary's City
The Ark and the Dove
100
Which house would have a brick chimney?
rich house
100
What was the machine used to print documents in colonial times?
printing press
100
Why is St. Mary's City important?
first capital of Maryland and first settlement in Maryland
200
Why was it important for people to mark their pigs?
so that they would not be stolen/lost; needed them to feed their families
200
Which ship did we visit?
Maryland Dove
200
Which house would have floors made of packed dirt?
poor house
200
What type of documents were printed?
contracts for indentured servants
200
What is the capital of Maryland today?
Annapolis
300
What was the biggest crop grown at the plantation? What was it used for?
Tobacco; used to purchase/trade goods
300
What is the measurement used to tell how fast a ship is going?
knots
300
Which house would have a chimney made of mud and sticks?
poor house
300
The Print House, Storehouse, and Inn were found in what main area of St. Mary's City?
Town Center
300
What Native tribe lived in St. Mary's City?
Yaocomaco (Woodland) Indians
400
At what age would a child become a free person (if they were working to pay off a debt)?
18 or 21 years old
400
Where did the two ships land in March of 1634?
St. Clement's Island
400
Which house would have many chairs?
rich house
400
Why are capital letters also called "uppercase" letters?
those individual letters were stored in the upper "case" or drawer of the printing press
400
How did people say "hello" and "goodbye" in Colonial times?
"Good Day"
500
What is an indentured servant?
a person who had their journey to America paid for by someone else who had to work to pay off their debt
500
What type of ship is found at St. Mary's City? Why is it called this?
trade ship; traded goods between colonies and sometimes with England and Europe
500
What would a wealthy man have for windows? How about a rich man? Poor man?
Wealthy = windows with glass and lead piping Rich = windows without glass Poor = no windows
500
Why were type letters made backwards?
so when the paper was pressed against the type, the mirror image would appear on the paper
500
What three people were buried in lead coffins under the chapel?
Philip Calvert, his first wife Anne Calvert, and a child