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16 Cards in this Set
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WHAT CASH CROPS WERE GROWN ON SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS?
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RICE, TOBACCO, AND INDIGO
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WHAT WAS A COMMON FOOD IN THE COLONIES?
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FISH STEW WITH VEGETABLES
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WHY DID MANY COLONISTS WANT TO LEAVE EUROPE?
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TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
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POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC
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ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BOOKS READ IN THE 13 COLONIES
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DESCRIBE SCHOOLS IN THE COLONIES
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ALL STUDENTS IN ONE ROOM
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APPRENTICES...WHERE DID THEY LIVE AND ONE DISADVANTAGE OF BEING AN APPRENTICE
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CHILDREN WHO BECAME APPRENTICES LIVED IN CITIES AND TOWNS, RARELY GOT A DAY OFF
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CHILDREN ON FARMS
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GREW UP ON FARMS AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES WITH FARM WORK
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NICKNAME FOR MIDDLE COLONIES, WHY?
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"BREAD BASKET", THEY MILLED FLOUR AND SHIPPED IT TO THE OTHER COLONIES.
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WHAT IS A TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTE?
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A VOYAGE WITH 2 STOPS BEFORE RETURNING HOME.
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COLONIAL TOWNS
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COMMUNITIES THAT WERE VERY SELF-SUFFICIENT
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WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING IN A NEW ENGLAND TOWN?
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THE MEETING HOUSE
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WHERE DID SLAVES IN THE SOUTH WORK?
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ON PLANTATIONS. THEY HAD A VARIETY OF SKILLS. THEY OFTEN RESISTED THEIR SLAVERY AND ATTEMPTED ESCAPES.
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HOW DID SLAVES KEEP THEIR AFRICAN CULTURE ALIVE? (2)
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BY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND ENJOYED THE USE OF DRUMS AND BANJOS
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ESSAY
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HE WORKED FOR A PRINTER IN PHILADELPHIA. HE HELPED THE CITY'S SUCCESS BY FOUNDING 1ST NEWSPAPER, HOSPITAL, AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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DESCRIPTION OF A COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND TOWN ESSAY
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FAMILIES WHO LIVED IN TOWNS OWNED SMALL PLOTS OF LAND SURRONDING FIELDS, WHERE THEY GREW CROPS AND RAISED ANIMALS. WORKSHOPS BELONGING TO THE BLACKSMITH, COOPER, AND SHOEMAKER WERE OFTEN FOUND AROUND THE TOWN COMMON. THE TOWN COMMON WAS AN OPEN AREA FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP TO GRAZE. THE MEETING HOUSE WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING IN TOWN.
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DESCRIPTION OF DAILY LIFE FOR COLONIAL CHILDREN (ESSAY)
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CHILDREN IN TOWNS OR CITIES ATTENDED ONE ROOM SCHOOLS. BY THEIR TEENS, MOST WORKED ON FAMILY FARMS OR AS APPRENTICES. FREE TIME WAS SPENT ON CHORES OR SIMPLE GAMES OR SPORTS
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