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45 Cards in this Set
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Teachers were brought from where to teach the children?
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Europe
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Why were kitchens on plantations separate homes?
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danger of fires
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What did the planter's wive do?
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clothed and feed everyone
gave medical care |
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On plantations money was rarely used. What did they trade?
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crops
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What did the girls learn?
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Girls learned basic skills and how to sew
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Planters traded what for British goods?
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tobacco
rice indigo |
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What was the meetinghouse used for?
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worship
town meetings |
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Who buys and sells thingsfor someone else?
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Broker
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Tell two facts you know about slaves.
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Not allowed to go to school
By 10 young slaves worked with the adults |
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What does a blacksmith do?
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makes iron into horseshoes, hinges, and nails
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How did the African slaves keep their heritage alive?
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At night they told stories and sang songs about their heritage.
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What does the word import mean?
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goods brought in from another country
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What is an Indentured servant?
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People from Europe who had no money and agreed to work for a certain amount of time in exchange for a trip over to America
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What is the trip called that carried slaves from Africa?
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Middle Passage
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Who went to college?
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Boys
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The main town in a county is called?
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County Seat
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What did Daniel Boone do?
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He was a frontiersman who helped build roads in Kentucky and Tennessee
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Plantation owners were known as?
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Planter
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Where is a fall line?
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where land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls
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What is the open area where livestock graze called?
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Common
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Where is the Backcountry?
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land between Coastal Plain and Appalachian Mts. (frontier)
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What is a young child who studied under a skilled worker to learn a trade called?
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Apprentice
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What happened to a slave that would not work?
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They were whipped
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Big covered wagons used to carry cargo are called?
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Conestoga wagons
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Name a few dangers on the frontier.
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wild animals
humans trying to steal your livestock or land |
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Name 3 exports
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furs
lumber dried fish |
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A public sale is called a ?
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Auction
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What is a Militia?
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Volunteer army
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How are slaves different from indentured servants?
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Slaves were not free after the time they worked
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How did people make their living?
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Fishing
whaling shipbuilding |
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What were the planter's jobs?
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Planters plant, harvest, store and ship crops.
He also kept records |
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Name 3 cities that grew from trade and had good harbors
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New York
Charleston Philadelphia |
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Where was the Meetinghouse located?
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In the middle of most New England towns
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What is the name of the person who took care of animals?
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Herder
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Some indentured slaves came to America to do what?
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pay for their crimes
They were kidnapped |
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Where is grain and meal ground into flour?
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Gristmill
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What is the route called that linked Britain, the British colonies, and Africa?
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Triangler trade routes
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What does a cobbler do?
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makes and repairs shoes
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Who watched over slaves and servants?
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Planter's family
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Where are logs sawed into lumber?
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Sawmill
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What is a constable?
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Policeman
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Goods made or raised here and sold to other countries are called?
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Exports
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Name 3 main crops grown on plantations?
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tobacco
rice indigo |
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What are Market towns?
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Towns where people traded foods and services
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Who makes the laws?
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White male land owners
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