Colonial America

Front

What do we call a young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it?

Back

apprentice

Front

What do we call a wooden slab with lessons pasted to it that is used in colonial schools?

Back

hornbook

Front

What is an area of land owned by another country?

Back

colony

Front

What do we call a person living in a colony?

Back

colonist

Front

What is a large farm that used slaves to grow crops?

Back

plantation

Front

Which sentence is true about colonial schools?
Options:
There were no schools.
More boys went to school than girls.
Everyone had to go to school.

Back

More boys went to school than girls.

Front

What was a job that men had to do?

Back

hunt

Front

What was a job that men did NOT have to do? Options: build homes, make clothes, plant crops

Back

make clothes

Front

What region of the colonies had plantations?

Back

The Southern Colonies

Front

Which building in a village was used for community gatherings?

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the meeting house