Life of a Colonist

Life in the American Colonies:

What we need today:

A positive attitude :)

TeachTCI textbook

Google Classroom

Life in the American Colonies: Think Like a Colonist Quiz

• During this unit we will learn about what life was really like for the people in the colonies

• first lets start with a quiz! :)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not one of the food preservation methods used by colonists?

• Curing food, meaning adding salt to it

• Drying out food in the sun or over a fire

• Soaking food in water

• Making jellies and jams

Multiple Choice

Colonists always built separate rooms for the kitchen, living room, and dining room. Children did not often have to share bedrooms, especially early colonial children.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not true about colonial doctors?

• Colonial doctors could be reached quickly if needed.

• Colonial doctors did not wash their hands often.

• Colonial doctors did not have to spend many years in school like doctors today do.

• Colonial doctors often trained as apprentices before starting their own practices.

Multiple Choice

Whose chores does the following statement describe? “Learn how to do

laundry, cook, preserve food, garden, raise poultry, knit, sew, card wool, spin, raise children,

use herbs to treat illness, write their name, read the Bible.”

• boy

• girl

• woman

• men

Multiple Choice

Colonial punishments were very harsh (such as getting an ear cut off), but they were usually carried out in private.

• true

• false

How did we do?

If you didn't get them all right that's okay! We will learn all about this during the unit.

TeachTCI lesson 9

pg 114-127

Open the worksheet in google classroom using kami.

Read the text and answer the questions. We will read the first one together, then finish the rest with a group.

We will COME BACK for a final quiz at the end of the hour.