Colonial People - Choice Board

Colonial life was different for everyone who settled in the 13 colonies. What were the major factors in the difference in colonial life?

• Geography and climate

• Economic opportunities

• Religious beliefs

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: Wealthy people had more opportunities to become _______.

• successful

• famous

• wealthy

• educated

True or False: In colonial life, women usually had more rights than men.

• True

• False

Who were the wealthiest people in colonial America?

• Farmers

• Large landowners

• Merchants

• Artisans

Large landowners often enjoyed activities such as:

• hunting and horseback riding

• farming and laboring

• teaching and lecturing

• trading and negotiating

True or False: Large landowners in colonial America were typically white men who lived in the Southern colonies and owned plantations.

• True

• False

Wealthy landowners provided leadership for the colonies. They helped make the rules and decisions for their colony. They were the only people allowed to vote. True or False?

• True

• False

What were farmers not as wealthy as?

• Landowners

• Merchants

• Soldiers

• Sailors

Farmers worked long, hard hours in the fields, ______ and harvesting crops.

• planting

• watering

• plowing

• weeding

At what age did boys begin learning the life of a farmer?

• At a young age

• As teenagers

• As adults

• In old age