University:
Bradley University
Course:
HIS 203 | American History and Global Systems to 1877
Academic year:

2023
Views:

409

Pages:

20
Author:

Remington Spence

Life in the Colonies Bonus Vocabulary: • Artisan - somebody who is skilled at a craft • Plantation- a large estate or farm, especially in a hot climate, usually worked by resident laborers • Colonial Period - (1492-1763) time period in American History when the area known as the United States today was still ruled by England 1. What 3 things went a long way in determining a person’s place in colonial society? 1.Gender 2.Wealth 3.Race 2. Who were considered gentry? How did they make themselves distinguishable from the rest of society? •Gentry – men and women wealthy enough to hire others to work for them •They wore wigs, silk stockings, lace cuffs, and the latest fashions 3. The foundation for wealth in the American Colonies was ______. •Land 4. What is an apprentice? • Apprentice – person placed under a legal contract to work for another person in exchange for learning a trade. 5. What is an Almanac? • Almanac – a book containing information such as calendars, weather predictions, wise sayings, and advice 6. Who printed the “Poor Richard’s Almanac”? • Benjamin Franklin 7. People who lived in the coastal areas gave up farming for what industry? •Fishing 8. What determined a woman’s status in colonial society? • The status of her husband or her father 9. Where was the easiest place to get a divorce in the American Colonies? • New England 10. What was indigo? Where did it become and an important staple crop? •Indigo – a plant that is used in making blue dye for cloth •Indigo became a staple crop in South Carolina 11. What was the main goal of households in the American Colonies? • To become self-sufficient 12. What does it mean to be selfsufficient? • Self-sufficient – being able to make everything needed to survive 13. Where was most of the work preformed during the colonial times? • In front of peoples’ homes 14. Which region had the highest literacy rate during the colonial period? • New England, because the puritans believed that in order to serve God they needed to be able to read the Bible. 15. What did Massachusetts Law state in 1647 about education? • Every town with at least 50 families had to hire a schoolmaster • Towns with 100 or more boys were expected to have a grammar school. st 1 16. What were the 3 colleges in the American Colonies? 1.Harvard 2.William and Mary 3.Yale