Colonial America Review

A person living in a colony

• Colonist

• Colony

• Plantation

• Apprentice

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

An area of land owned by another country

• Plantation

• Hornbook

• Colony

• Colonist

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A large farm that used slaves to grow crops

• Hornbook

• Colonist

• Plantation

• Apprentice

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CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which of the following was NOT a reason that colonists came to America?

• Some colonists were brought over as slaves.

• European countries were becoming too crowded, so they had to send some people to live in America.

• Some people wanted to be able to have the freedom to practice their own religion.

• European countries wanted to claim land for their country in order to become wealthier.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What were schools like in Colonial America?

• All children were required to go to school until high school.

• Schools were very large and required several teachers to teach all the children.

• There were no schools in colonial America.

• Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?

• the Southern Colonies

• the Middle Colonies

• the New England Colonies

How many total colonies were there?

• Eleven (11)

• Twelve (12)

• Thirteen (13)

• Fourteen (14)

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

Which country owned the colonies?

• Spain

• England

• Russia

• Italy

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Why were large farms and plantations more common in the Southern Colonies than the New England Colonies?

• The Southern Colonies' rich soil was better for growing cash crops such as cotton.

• The weather was too rainy for crops to grow well in the New England Colonies.

• The rocky soil and cold weather helped cash crops grow in the Southern Colonies.

• The New England Colonies were far from the coast and could not ship crops overseas.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What allowed people in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Colonies to make money by building large ships?

• Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource.

• The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mines.

• The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money from to build large ships.

• Forests covered the colonies, and colonists built ships using wood from the forests.