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Chapter 6 sections 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person | apprentice |
| a skilled worker, such as a rope maker, blacksmith, or carpenter | artisan |
| a plant that make's blue dye | indigo |
| a syrup made from suger cane | molasses |
| meaning they relied on them selves for most of what the needed | self sufficient |
| the most important building where citizens could help make decisions at town meetings and attend church on Sundays | meeting house |
| wealthy land owners who owned plantations and ran them | planter |
| the person who directed the day to day work on a plantation, also known as the plantation manager | overseer |
| made shoes from leather and wood | shoemaker |
| made and repaired iron good, such as horseshoes, axes, gun parts, and nails | blacksmith |
| caught cod and other fish in the Atlantic Ocean | fisherman |
| made barrels from wood and iron | cooper |
| printed posters, newspapers, and books | printer |
| made maps and marked boundary lines | surveyor |
| ran mills where colonists could grin corn and wheat into flour | miller |
| traded good with England and other countries | merchant |
| made clothes from woven material | dressmaker |
| What were some of the jobs that children were responsible to do? | gathering fire wood for fires, serving food, and helping in the gardern |
| Name 3 facts that our book gives us about of the three regions in the 13 colonies. | 1. New England~ timber was a valuable export 2. Middle Colonies~ wheat was valued here 3. Southern Colonies~ had rich soil, warm weather, and plenty rain |
| What four cities became thriving trading center during this time? | Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston |
| What was an important part of colonial trade? | slave trade |
| What were the trade routes known as and why? | triangular.... because they were shaped like giant triangles |
| Describe Philadelphia in the early 1700's. | growing city with a diverse population |
| By the middle of the 1700's, what was the largest city in the 13 colonies? | Philadelphia |
| What were 3 things that Benjamin Franklin did to help Philadelphia grow and prosper? | founded the city's 1st news paper, library, and hospital |
| What was the central open area of town called? | town common |
| Where were the mills in a town usually located? | by the river |
| What did the mill do? | turned grains into flour |
| Explain how towns were self-sufficient? | the people grew crops and raised animals |
| who did most of the work on plantations? | enslaved Africans |
| Who was Eliza Lucas Pinckney? | managed plantations in South Carolina when she was still a teenager. 1st person to raise successful crop of indigo |
| What was the largest building on most plantations? | Planter's House |
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