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Colonial America Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country owned the colonies?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

2.

How many American colonies were there

a)

100

b)

18

c)

13

d)

50

3.

What was one reason that European countries wanted to claim land in America?(Select all that apply)

a)

Religous Freedom

b)

Burger King

c)

More land & money

d)

Slavery

4.

Which group of people were already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?

a)

Native Americans

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Spanish

5.

In which region of the colonies would you have found plantations?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

New England

6.

Which group of people came over to the colonies involuntarily (forced)?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Slaves

d)

Colonists

7.

What is a plantation?

a)

a large farm that used forced slaves for labor

b)

a large farm that used paid workers

c)

a large farm in the New England Colonies

8.

What was one natural resource that colonists used to build their homes?

a)

Brick

b)

Clay

c)

Wood

d)

Steel

9.

What are crops that the slaves grew on the plantations?(Select all that apply)

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Tobacco

d)

Sugar Cane

10.

Which one of buildings that might NOT be found in a colonial village.

a)

school

b)

tavern

c)

gym

d)

church

11.

If you needed to buy a pair of shoes, who would you need to go see in the village?

a)

Wigmaker

b)

Cobbler

c)

Silversmith

12.

What is a colony?

a)

a young person who is learning a specific

skill from someone who is a master at it

b)

a person living in a colony

c)

an area of land owned by another country

13.

Who are colonists?

a)

a person living in a colony

b)

a wooden slab with lessons pasted to it

used in colonial schools

c)

an area of land owned by another country

14.

What is a hornbook?

a)

a piece of paper

b)

a wooden slab with lessons pasted on it

c)

a textbook

15.

What does an apprentice do?

a)

grows crops

b)

Learns a new trade

c)

goes to school

16.

Which colonial job required you to work with needles, thread, and fabric?

a)

tailor

b)

blacksmith

c)

cabinet maker

17.

Who was allowed to go to grammar school?

a)

All chidren

b)

Only boys

c)

only girls

d)

adults

18.

In which colonial shop would you most likely find a very hot fire for bending and shaping metal?

a)

metalmaker

b)

wigmaker

c)

blacksmith

d)

shoesmith

19.

Select all of the tools a wigmaker would use.

a)

Comb

b)

fire

c)

wig block

d)

hackle

e)

Weaving frame

20.

Which one was not the responsibility of the women during colonial times?

a)

feeding animals

b)

housework

c)

making clothes

d)

building homes

21.

On a colonial farm, who would be in charge of feeding farm animals?

a)

Slaves

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Children

22.

Who was allowed to become an apprentice?

a)

Girls

b)

Boys

c)

Men

23.

Who was in charge of hunting in colonial America?

a)

women

b)

girls

c)

boys

d)

men

24.

True or False: All children were required to go to school.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which job in colonial America was responsible for making newspapers?

a)

printer

b)

blacksmith

c)

cabinet maker

d)

wigmaker

26.

How many teachers were in one school during colonial times?

a)

25

b)

1

c)

3

d)

2

27.

What did girls do once they finished Dame School?

a)

stayed home

b)

went to work

c)

became an apprentice

28.

What fashion did many men and women wear on their heads during colonial America?

a)

Hats

b)

Scarfs

c)

glasses

d)

wigs

29.

What was one way that a meeting house was NOT used for during colonial times?

a)

parties

b)

church

c)

meetings

d)

community gatherings

30.

Would a man or woman wear breeches during colonial times?

a)

Man

b)

Woman

31.

Would a cobbler or a cabinet maker need a chisel to complete their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

cabinet maker

32.

Which colonial tradesman (worker) would need a composition stick?

a)

Printer

b)

cobbler

c)

cabinet maker

33.

What is one object that a silversmith would make

a)

candlestick

b)

horseshoes

c)

shoes

34.

Which colonial tradesman (worker) would use an ink ball?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Cabinet Maker

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Printer

35.

What would a tailor use to protect their fingers from a needle.

a)

gloves

b)

thimble

c)

tape

36.

Where did slaves live on a plantation?

a)

Small house near the master

b)

Small house near the field

c)

Mansion near the field

d)

Mansion on the plantation

37.

OH NO! Your milk barrel has a crack in it. Where do you need to go to buy a new one?

a)

cooper

b)

cobbler

c)

wigmaker

d)

church

38.

OH NO! You stepped in a puddle and your foot is wet. Where do you need to go to get your shoe fixed?

a)

Church

b)

Tavern

c)

Cobbler

d)

Blacksmith

39.

You are in need of a new waistcoat. You must get fitted for a new one. Where do you need to go?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Cooper

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Tailor

40.

What would happen if you talked or fell asleep in church?

a)

Hit or tickled

b)

left alone

c)

woken up