People of Colonial America

Which of the following tasks would MOST LIKELY haven been performed by an artisan in colonial America?

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  smithing iron to create farm and cooking tools

• gathering and milling wheat to make flour for bread

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  harvesting crops to sell food to the community

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  chopping down trees to use as a fuel source

Where did MOST colonists receive their education?

• their homes

• trade schools

• local libraries

• grammar schools

I live in the woods outside of colonial Williamsburg with my family, including my mother, my wife and child, and my sister and her children. We are often attacked by the people of the town who wish to take over the lands my family has lived on for generations. To get food for my family, I hunt and fish every day. My wife takes care of the farming. One of my duties is to teach my sister's son.

The speaker of this text was most likely which of the following?

• a British artisan

• an Indentured Servant

• an American Indian

• a plantation owner

I live in the Virginia Colony. I farm the fields near my house every day. This allows me to make sure my family has the food it needs. I visit the market in town by myself to get things I cannot grow or make. I care about the people in my colony so I vote in every election. Now I have decided to send my children to a local school.

Based on this information, is the speaker of the passage a man or a woman? How do you know?

• The speaker is most likely a man because women in colonial America were not allowed to vote.

• The speaker is most likely a woman because men in colonial America did not farm their own fields.

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  The speaker is most likely a man because women in colonial America were not allowed to travel alone.

• The speaker is most likely a woman because men in colonial America did not make important family decisions.

What was the difference between slavery and indentured servitude in Colonial America?

• Indentured servants were forced to go to the colonies and work. Slaves agreed to go to the colonies and work to pay off the costs of the journey.

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  Slaves were forced to go to the colonies and work. Indentured servants agreed to go to the colonies and work to pay off the costs of the journey.

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  Slaves owned the lands that they worked on and sold the crops they grew for profit, while indentured servants did not.

• Indentured servants owned the lands that they worked on and sold the crops they grew for profit, while slaves did not.

What does circle II represent?

• large landowners

• artisans

• indentured servants

• enslaved people

Once boys in Colonial America reached the age of fourteen, many became apprentices. What did this mean?

• They started to work for the British government.

• They traveled to Great Britain to go to British schools.

• They were trained by the army to defend the colonies.

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  They learned a trade from someone with a needed skill.

I live in colonial Virginia. In the winter and spring, I'm busy spinning and sewing. In the late summer and fall, I prepare fruits, vegetables, and meat for the winter. During the growing season, I take care of a garden of herbs. Each day, I cook and take care of the children and farm animals.

Who does this text most likely describe?

• a wealthy artisan

• an indentured servant

• a European woman

• an American Indian man

Which of the following is the most common job in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?

• artisan

• hunter

• teacher

• whaler

How were artisans different in the Southern Colonies than the other colonies?

• Many artisans in the Southern Colonies were slaves.

• Many artisans in the Southern Colonies were women.

• Many artisans in the Southern Colonies were Irish immigrants.

• Many artisans in the Southern Colonies were American Indians.