Mission US_Crown or Colony

An _______ is somebody who is being trained by a skilled professional in an art, a craft, or a trade. In colonial trades, this person learned from, and worked for, the master

• apprentice

• artisan

• merchant

A _______ is a person who has been freed from slavery. In colonial America and before the Civil War, these people were required to carry papers that proved they were free. Many were kidnapped back into slavery.

• freedman

• slave

• patriot

In colonial times, a ___________ was a proud supporter of the American cause: at first, this meant freedom from what were considered unfair British laws. Later on, it also meant a person who was in favor of American independence from the British Empire

• Patriot

• Slave

• Freedman

• Redcoat

A _________ is someone who buys and sells goods, especially in large quantities. These people shipped goods to and from other colonies, to England and to Europe and Africa.

• merchant

• Redcoat

• Patriot

• slave

A _________is a formal, usually legal agreement. It can also be a more general term for an indenture, a work agreement with strict terms, usually lasting seven to ten years.

• contract

• artisan

• apprentice

• master

__________ was a nickname for a British soldier serving in America, so named because of the color of the coat he wore. It was not as insulting as two other nicknames, “bloodyback” and “lobster.”

• Redcoat

• Patriot

• Freedman

• Merchant

The__________ in this case, could mean two things: first someone at the highest level of skill in a trade or occupation. In colonial trades, this person was most often the owner of the business. The __________ is also the person with whom an indenture contract is made

• master

• freedman

• slave

A _________is somebody who is forced to work for somebody else. Since this person was regarded as property, he or she received no payment for their work.

• slave

• freedman

• merchant

• Redcoat

A person who presses type and ink onto paper. In colonial shops this person often wrote, edited, and published newspapers and pamphlets.

• printer

• merchant

• apprentice

An ________ is a skilled craftsperson, who makes tools, decorative objects, books, or clothing by hand

• artisan

• apprentice