Life in Colonial America

What were the main responsibilities of women in colonial America?

• Working in the fields

• Cooking and cleaning

• Building homes

• Hunting animals

What tasks did older boys usually help their fathers with?

• Gathering wood and water

• Cooking and cleaning

• Working in the fields

• Building homes

Which social class did most people in colonial America belong to?

• Upper class or gentry

• Indentured servants

• Middle class

• Enslaved Africans

What was the first representative assembly in the colonies called?

• Burgesses

• Indentured servants

• Gentry

• Enslaved Africans

What did Britain do to ensure the success of the colonies?

• Passed trade laws that taxed goods

• Provided free passage to America

• Gave voting rights to all colonists

• Created triangular trade networks

What were Africans traded for in the Americas?

• Slaves

• Sugar and other goods

• Land and tools

• Passage to America

What influenced language, cooking, and music in the colonies?

• European traditions

• Native American traditions

• African traditions

• Asian traditions