Colonial America CW IV People STUDY GUIDE SY 21-22

The most POWERFUL people in Colonial America were the ________.

• enslaved people

• artisans

• American Indians

• large land owners

Which group of people would you most likely find on a plantation in the southern colonies?

• American Indians

• small land owner

• artisan

• enslaved people

Small farms that only grew food for families helped those families be __________.

• self-reliable

• selfish

• self-sufficient

• self-centered

Which job would an indentured servant in the MID ATLANTIC COLONIES most likely have?

• cutting whale meat

• working on a plantation

• loading ships in a harbor

• trying to stay warm in the frigid Arctic weather

Most African American people in Colonial America were ______.

• artisans

• enslaved on plantations

• free and building ships

• free and working in cities.

What happened to many American Indians during Colonial times?

• many died of diseases brought by settlers

• many got jobs on plantations

• many became artisans

• many became large land owners

Who most likely took care of children, cooking, and cleaning?

• large land owners

• artisans

• women

• farmers

If you had to describe education for ALL THREE regions of Colonial America, which would describe education the BEST?

• many kids went on to college

• Most focused on school because they did not have any chores at home.

• Almost all of them worked on farms and did not go to school at all.

• They worked on farms and sometimes went to school.

What did indentured servants and enslaved people mostly help with in the SOUTHERN Colonies?

• the fur trade

• ship building

• farming wheat

• farming tobacco

Which group of people were FORCED to go to the colonies to work?

• enslaved people

• indentured servants