Colonial America Social Studies Quiz

A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it.

• colonist

• apprentice

• hornbook

• plantation

A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in Colonial Schools.

• plantation

• apprentice

• colonist

• hornbook

a person living in a colony

• colony

• apprentice

• colonist

• plantation

An area of land owned by another country

• plantation

• hornbook

• colony

• colonist

A large farm that used slaves to grow crops

• colony

• apprentice

• plantation

• colonist

What is NOT a reason why colonists came to America

• religious freedom

• for land and wealth

• they wanted to learn how Native Americans lived

• they were brought involuntarily as slaves

What was NOT a responsibility for men in the Colonies?

• hunt

• prepare food

• plow fields

• build homes

Which was NOT a responsibility for women in the Colonies?

• prepare food

• make clothes

• wash dishes

• care for the animals

Which was not a responsibility for children in the Colonies?

• care for the animals

• fetch water

• wash dishes

• help with the garden

Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Western Colonies

• Southern Colonies