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Colonies Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person living in a colony is known as

a)

slave

b)

colonist

c)

colony

d)

apprentice

2.

A large farm that used slaves to grow crops is called a

a)

apprentice

b)

hornbook

c)

slave

d)

plantation

3.

An area of land owned by another country is called a

a)

colonist

b)

plantation

c)

colony

d)

state

4.

A hornbook is

a)

a book that was filled with recipes

b)

a wooden slab with lessons pasted to it

c)

a tool used on a plantation

d)

something made from buffalo

5.

An apprentice is

a)

a young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is really good at it

b)

a young person in school

c)

someone who works at a plantation with slaves

d)

a colonist working for a slave

6.

Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?

a)

the Southern Colonies

b)

the New England Colonies

c)

the Middle Colonies

d)

all of the colonies had plantations

7.

Mark all statements that are FALSE about colonial schools in America.

a)

There were no schools in colonial America.

b)

There were large schools with many students and teachers.

c)

Girls didn't have as many opportunities in schools as boys did.

d)

Children were required to go to school until they were 15.

8.

The meeting house would have been used for:

a)

making shoes

b)

school

c)

community gatherings

d)

buying and selling things

9.

Whose job was it to do the following: plowing the fields, building homes, and hunting?

a)

teens

b)

women

c)

the entire colony worked together

d)

men

10.

Mark all reasons that colonists came to America.

a)

European countries wanted to claim land for themselves.

b)

European countries were becoming too crowded, so they needed to send people to live in other places.

c)

Some colonists were forced to come to America as slaves.

d)

Many wanted to be able to have freedom to worship how they wanted to.

11.

How many total colonies were there?

a)

13

b)

15

c)

11

d)

20

12.

Which country owned the colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

America

d)

France

13.

Who was already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?

a)

slaves

b)

Native Americans

c)

colonists

d)

French

14.

TRUE OR FALSE: Anyone who wanted could become an apprentice.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What did the cobbler do?

a)

He worked on buildings and farms.

b)

He made shoes for colonists and measured their feet.

c)

He let colonists know what was happening around the colony.

d)

He carved things out of wood like barrels and knives.

16.

What did the cooper do?

a)

He taught the children.

b)

He worked on plantations.

c)

He made barrels and used fire to make wood bendable.

d)

He was in charge of the slaves.

17.

Who worked with metal and used things like an anvil and tongs?

a)

a wigmaker

b)

a printer

c)

a cobbler

d)

a blacksmith

18.

Who would sew clothing for colonists and use a needle?

a)

a tailor

b)

a printer

c)

a slave

d)

town crier

19.

Who used a curling iron and worked with human and animal hair?

a)

cabinet maker

b)

wigmaker

c)

cooper

d)

silversmith

20.

Who did people rely on to learn about the news? They also worked with a coffin and you could buy magazines from them.

a)

town crier

b)

silversmith

c)

black smith

d)

printer