Colonial Times

Which of the following was NOT a part of daily life for slaves?

• Women worked in the rice fields and in the house cooking and cleaning.

• Children went to school to learn how to read and write.

• Slaves had very little food to eat while their owners had plenty.

• Men built houses, fences, and working in rice fields.

What were chores that children were expected to do in colonial times?

• cooking, cleaning, and sewing

• weaving

• planting crops and hunting

• organizing the home

Someone who agrees to work for a number of years in exchange for travel to a colony

• slave

• proprietor

• indentured servant

What was a colonial farming house like?

• Warm and Big

• Cold and Big

• Small and Cold

• Warm and Small

Where did they take baths?

• In the shower/bathtub in the bathroom

• In the local stream

• In a wooden tub in front of the fireplace

• In the barn

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

• Shipbuilding
• producing iron and textiles in factories
• whaling and fishing
• producing cash crops on large farms

 Life for colonial families was somewhat different than family life today. Most colonial families

• A. sent their children to college. 
• B. did much more traveling. 
• C. lived in large apartment buildings. 
• D. made more of their own clothing and tools.

Where did most enslaved Africans work in the Southern Colonies?

• In port cities
• In the backcountry
• On plantations
• On ships

What was the role of children over 7?

• They would help around the family farm or business.
• They played.
• They went to school.
• They would help the neighbors.

What is an apprentice?

• A farm tool.
• A dinner food.
• A person who works for someone in order to learn a trade.
• A person who is a slave.