WorksheetsColonies Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A person living in a colony is known as
slave
colonist
colony
apprentice
A large farm that used slaves to grow crops is called a
apprentice
hornbook
slave
plantation
An area of land owned by another country is called a
colonist
plantation
colony
state
A hornbook is
a book that was filled with recipes
a wooden slab with lessons pasted to it
a tool used on a plantation
something made from buffalo
An apprentice is
a young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is really good at it
a young person in school
someone who works at a plantation with slaves
a colonist working for a slave
Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?
the Southern Colonies
the New England Colonies
the Middle Colonies
all of the colonies had plantations
Mark all statements that are FALSE about colonial schools in America.
There were no schools in colonial America.
There were large schools with many students and teachers.
Girls didn't have as many opportunities in schools as boys did.
Children were required to go to school until they were 15.
The meeting house would have been used for:
making shoes
school
community gatherings
buying and selling things
Whose job was it to do the following: plowing the fields, building homes, and hunting?
teens
women
the entire colony worked together
men
Mark all reasons that colonists came to America.
European countries wanted to claim land for themselves.
European countries were becoming too crowded, so they needed to send people to live in other places.
Some colonists were forced to come to America as slaves.
Many wanted to be able to have freedom to worship how they wanted to.
How many total colonies were there?
13
15
11
20
Which country owned the colonies?
Spain
England
America
France
Who was already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?
slaves
Native Americans
colonists
French
TRUE OR FALSE: Anyone who wanted could become an apprentice.
True
False
What did the cobbler do?
He worked on buildings and farms.
He made shoes for colonists and measured their feet.
He let colonists know what was happening around the colony.
He carved things out of wood like barrels and knives.
What did the cooper do?
He taught the children.
He worked on plantations.
He made barrels and used fire to make wood bendable.
He was in charge of the slaves.
Who worked with metal and used things like an anvil and tongs?
a wigmaker
a printer
a cobbler
a blacksmith
Who would sew clothing for colonists and use a needle?
a tailor
a printer
a slave
town crier
Who used a curling iron and worked with human and animal hair?
cabinet maker
wigmaker
cooper
silversmith
Who did people rely on to learn about the news? They also worked with a coffin and you could buy magazines from them.
town crier
silversmith
black smith
printer
