Colonial America Review

What was life like for an indentured servant in Colonial America?

• Servants owned a lot of land

• Servants were considered property of their owner

• Servants worked for another person to pay off a debt

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

• Did more traveling

• Made their own clothes and tools

• Sent their kids to college

The wealthiest people in Colonial America were the ___.

• slaves

• women

• farmers

• landowners

Name the colonies that fit the description….

Tobacco, hot summers, cotton

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Name the colonies that fit the description….

Bread-basket

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Name the colonies that fit the description….

Shipbuilding was important to the industry here.

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Name the colonies that fit the description….

Religious Tolerance had people flocking to this region.

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Blacksmiths, gunsmiths, silversmiths, etc. are known as…

• farmers

• indentured servants

• artisans

Why did Puritans and Pilgrims want their children to learn how to read?

• to read maps

• to read books

• to read the bible

During the 1700’s, which best describes women?

• Women could not vote

• Women had the same rights as men

• Women were involved in government