Colonial Life

Which of these statements are mostly true of all of the colonies?

• There were machines to do most of the heavy farm work

• All family members worked

• Families and extended families lived together

• They all had some form of representative government

Which statements are true?

• Women did the cooking, cleaning, and gardening

• Men farmed, built structures, and hunted

• Children gathered wood and water

• Girls learned household trades and boys learned outdoor trades

Who typically belonged to the upper class in the colonies?

• lawyers

• Government officials

• farmers

How many acres of land did a colonial family need in order to farm successfully?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 250

In what ways were colonial government officials chosen?

• Governors were appointed or elected

• White male landowners elected the leaders

• Leaders were elected by all citizens

Which of the 13 colonies was started as a debtor's colony?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

How many families were needed in a colony in order to get a public school?

• 25

• 50

• 100

• 125

Which of these thing were associated with wealthy colonists?

• Plantations

• Slaves

• Fox hunts

• College

How did colonists justify slavery?

• They told themselves the slaves were better off because of slavery

• They believed their farms could not survive without slavery

• They were lazy and did not want to do the work themselves

• They believed some people were just more important than others

Which is NOT typical of a plantation?

• It had many buildings

• Most colonists owned plantations

• It was usually built on a river

• It took many slaves to run it