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WorksheetsColonial America Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
A young person who is learning a specific skill from someone who is a master at it is a
plantation
colony
apprentice
hornbook
A wooden slab with lessons pasted to it used in colonial schools
apprentice
hornbook
colony
plantation
A person living in a colony is a
apprentice
hornbook
colonist
An area of land owned by another country
plantation
hornbook
colony
colonist
A large farm that used slaves to grow crops is a
colonist
apprentice
plantation
Which tasks below was NOT completed by men?
plowing fields
cooking
building homes
hunting
Which building in a colonial village would have been used for community gatherings?
cobbler's shop
tailor's shop
the meeting house
Which colonial region was best known for having plantations?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Which is true?
All children were required to go to school until high school
There were no schools in Colonial America
Boys had more opportunities in colonial schools than girls did.
How many colonies were there?
(a)
Which country owned the colonies?
(a)
Which group of people were already living in North America when the Europeans arrived?
(a)
Who was allowed to become an apprentice?
Young girls
Young boys
Slaves
I work with metal. I use a very hot fire to bend metal. Who am I?
blacksmith
cobbler
tailor
wigmaker
I use tools such as a last, sole knife, and sizing stick. Part of my job is to measure people's feet. Who am I?
Tailor
Wigmaker
Printer
Cobbler
Men come to me if they need new pants. Women come to me if they need a new dress. I can't do my job without a needle.
Blacksmith
Silversmith
Tailor
Cooper
I use a curling iron every day. I work with human and animal hair. I am required to use a hackle.
Printer
Tailor
Town Crier
Wigmaker
People rely on me to learn about the news. I work with a coffin and an ink ball. You can buy magazines and books at my shop.
Printer
Cabinet Maker
Silversmith
Tailor
I make barrels. I use a variety of carving knives to shape wood. I use fire to make wood bendable.
Cobbler
Cabinet Maker
Cooper
Blacksmith
What is NOT a reason that colonists came to America?
Some colonists were brought over as slaves.
European countries were becoming too crowded, so they had to send some people to live in America.
Some people wanted to be able to have the freedom to practice their own religion.
European countries wanted to claim land for their country in order to become wealthier.
