Colonial America

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A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it

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Apprentice

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A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in colonial schools

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Hornbook

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A person living in a colony

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Colonist

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An area of land owned by another country

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Colony

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A large farm that used slaves to grow crops

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Plantation

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Which of the following was NOT a reason that colonists came to America?
Some colonists were brought over as slaves.
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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European countries were becoming too crowded, so they had to send some people to live in America.

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What were schools like in Colonial America?

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Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.

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Which tasks were all completed by men? Options: Feeding animals, hunting, and planting crops; Building homes, hunting, and cooking; Building homes, hunting, and plowing fields; Planting crops, making clothes, and hunting

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Building homes, hunting, and plowing fields

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Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?

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the Southern Colonies

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Which building in a colonial village would have been used for community gatherings?

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the meeting house