Social Studies 6.3

Social Studies 6.3

Everyday life in the colonies

Today's Learning Goal:

I will be able to analyze how new states governments laws affected marjory groups and marginalized groups within their population.

Great awakening

• Religious movement in the 1730's which revived the colonists' interest in religion.

Almanac

• A reference book with facts and figures

Suffrage

The right to vole in political, public elections

Voting Rights

• Your voice can be heard

• Majority wins

• Fundamental part of the US government

• It is a responsibility and a privilege (today)

• Who do you think could vote in the colonies and could not?

Studying

• in 1647 law passed requiring towns to create public schools

• One room schools

• Learned reading, writing and arithmetic with other aged students

• Also learned polite behavior

• By teens many kids were working full time

• Colleges were created - Harvard being the first

Open Ended

What is one way your school life is different than kids in the colonies?

Playing

• Time doing chores

• hide-and-seek

• tag

• climbed trees

• swimming

• flew kites

• sledding and ice-skating

Open Ended

What is one way your at home life is the SAME as kids in colonial times?

Religion in the colonies

• Many were seeking religious freedom

• Jewish people came and settled in Newport, Rhode Island

• Many new churches build during this time (Great Awakening)

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Multiple Choice

The _______________ revived many colonists' interest in religion.

• Middle passage

• West Indies

• Great Awakening

• Apprentice

Reading

• News papers were being established in Boston

• Families would sit together and read as a family activity at the end of the day.

• Letter writing was also important to them

Meals

• Used alot of corn to make bread, pudding, pancakes

• Stews with fish or meat and vegetables with salt and pepper

• Enjoyed ice cream, donuts, fruit pies

Multiple Select

How did people spend their time in the 13 colonies? Pick all that are true.

• Playing trivia games

• Reading

• Writing Letters

• Children played tag and hide-and-seek

• Swimming

Multiple Choice

Who had the right to vote in the colonies?

• White Men

• All Men

• Men and Women

• African Men and Women

Multiple Choice

Today who can vote?

• Only people who have jobs

• Any one who wants to

• Only people who were born in the US

• Anyone over 18 who is a US resident and is registered