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Life in Colonial Williamsburg

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Apprentices and Journeymen worked here

a)

The College of William and Mary

b)

The Shoemaker's Shop

c)

The Raleigh Tavern

2.

Boys only could attend here

a)

The College of William and Mary

b)

The Shoemaker's Shop

c)

The Raleigh Tavern

3.

Colonists could go here to eat and relax after a long day at work

a)

The College of William and Mary

b)

The Shoemaker's Shop

c)

The Raleigh Tavern

4.

People would hang announcements here for people to read on Sundays

a)

The Governor's Palace

b)

The Slave Quarters

c)

Bruton Parish Church

5.

If you were here you would hear people singings songs about freedom

a)

The Governor's Palace

b)

The Slave Quarters

c)

Bruton Parish Church

6.

This is where meetings took place and where laws were voted on

a)

The Governor's Palace

b)

The Slave Quarters

c)

Bruton Parish Church

7.

Why did people come to visit Williamsburg?

a)

To go to church

b)

to shop

c)

to visit government offices

d)

All of the Above

8.

True or False: All enslaved Africans worked in the fields.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Slave quarters had dirt floors and hardly any furniture.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Slaves living on the same plantation considered each other family.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Slaves would sing call-and-response songs about their situation and hope for freedom

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: In church, people could sit wherever they wanted.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: The official church was "The Church of England"

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What activity would people do at the Raleigh Tavern?

a)

Dance

b)

Play Games

c)

Eat/Drink

d)

Discuss Politics

e)

All of the Above

15.

What type of Tradesman was highly skilled and paid for his work?

a)

Master

b)

Journeyman

c)

Apprentice

16.

What type of Tradesman was highly skilled and owned the shop?

a)

Master

b)

Journeyman

c)

Apprentice

17.

What type of Tradesman was just learning how to do the trade?

a)

Master

b)

Journeyman

c)

Apprentice

18.

What is something that a girl would learn about in Dame School?

a)

Writing

b)

Reading

c)

Sewing

d)

Math