Colonial America Social Groups

Which social group relied on family members for labor?

• Artisans
• Large Landowners
• Small Farmers
• Indentured Servants

Which is NOT true of large landowners

• Many were educated
• They had a rich social culture
• They lived mostly in New England
• They relied on other groups for labor

Which social groups could vote? (choose 2)

• Male landowners

• Free African American

• Women

• Artisans

Which group signed a contract agreeing to work for a number of years in exchange for the cost of their passage?

• Artisans
• Indentured Servants
• Free African Americans
• Merchants

Which social group's main focus was taking care of the home and children?

• Large Landowners
• Women
• Artisans
• Merchants

Unless they escaped or were granted freedom, enslaved African Americans were enslaved for life.

• True
• False

Which group owned and worked land, could vote, but were usually not wealthy?

• Farmers

• Large Landowners

• Artisans

• Indentured Servants

Which group was mostly found in New England towns or on large plantations, and often lived above their shops?

• Slaves

• Women

• Artisans

• Farmers