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Advantages of being an apprentice:
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learned a skill
trained with an experienced person became an artisan |
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The Middle Colonies produced so much flour they were known as the...
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"Breadbasket of the Colonies"
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Name 3 cash crops grown in the Southern colonies:
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rice, tobacco, and indigo
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What is a triangular trade route?
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A voyage with two stops before going home.
Draw it: |
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Three things started by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia:
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hospital
volunteer fire department public library |
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Name the most important building in a New England town:
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the meeting house
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One characteristic of colonial towns is that they were...
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self-sufficient (they produced most of what they needed)
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Name three crops grown on Southern plantations:
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rice, indigo, tobacco
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What were most schools like in the colonies?
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All students were in one room.
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Why did so many colonists leave Europe?
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They wanted to escape religious persecution.
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Name a very popular book in the 13 colonies:
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Poor Richard's Almanac
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Name some common foods in the colonies:
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fish stew with vegetables,
pies, breads, puddings |
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Where did most slaves in the South live and work?
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on plantations
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Name something that slaves contributed (gave) to colonial society:
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They had different skills that they could use in the colonies.
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How did the African slaves keep their culture alive?
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They made drums and banjos and supported (helped) each other.
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Name some ways that slaves resisted slavery:
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They broke tools.
They worked slowly. They pretended to be sick. They attempted to escape. |
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Name some ways colonists used trees:
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They made lumber for building homes, barns, and ships.
They exported lumber to England and other countries. |
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Describe a New England town:
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The meeting house, shops, and houses were grouped around a town common. Each town usually had a mill and a blacksmith, as well as other artisans. The people were self-sufficient.
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Describe daily life for colonial children:
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The children went to school to study reading, writing, and arithmetic. They helped with work around the homes and farms. Some became apprentices.
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Olauda Equiano was a former slave. How did he feel about slavery?
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Olauda Equiano said slavery was evil and broke the natural law of equality. He wanted to abolish slavery.
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