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Colonial life Quest
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What where the 3 social classes in colonial america? | Upper, Middle, Lower |
| Who was in each social class? | Upper:Governer, Council, Plantaion owners, Doctors, Anglacian Clergy Middle:Merchants, Shop owners, Tradesmen, Farmers, Apprentinces Lower:Indentured servants, Destitude whites, slaves |
| What are different colonial jobs? | BlackSmith, Brickmaker, Cabinet maker, Carpenter, Cooper, Gunsmith, Milliner, Printer, Saddler, Shoemaker, Silversmith, Wigmaker |
| What does each job produce? [Carpenter, Cooper, Gunsmith,Shoemaker, Silversmith, Wigmaker | Carpenter(built/repaired buildings) Cooper(Made wooden containers) Gunsmith(Made/repaired firearms) Shoemaker(made shoes) Silversmith(Made things out of silver[tableware, jewlrey, ladels]) Wigmaker(made/styled/cleaned wigs, shaved heads) |
| What does each job produce? [milliner, Printer, saddler, Blacksmith, BrickMaker, Cabinetmaker] | Milliner(Made undergarments) Printer(printed newspapers, advertisments...) Saddler(made tack) BlackSmith(made iorn and steel items) Brickmaker(Made Bricks) Cabinet maker(Made furniture) |
| Most colonial farms were... | Self sufficent (you didn't have to buy anything) |
| How many acres was an average farm? | 60 |
| What different lots were there? | Wood, House, Pasture, Meadow, Tillage, Orchard |
| Wood lot | 20 acres use 5 acres a year, plant 5 acres a year |
| House lot | 2 acres house,pond, kitchen garden |
| Pasture lot | 15 acres a place for animals to graze |
| Tillage | 6 acres this is where you grew your crops (wheat barley, rye, potatoes, beets) |
| Orchard | 2 acres mostly apple trees apples used for animal feed and for cider |
| Meadow | 15acres used for growing Hay for animals to eat during the winter |
| Pounds, Shillings, Pence | s=Shillings d=pence £=pounds |
| conversions | 20s=1£ 12d=1s 240d=1£ |
| How did government work in England? | The king (King George3) and PArlament worked together Parlement had more power (got to spend money, and make laws) Parlament is 2 houses, Commons and Lords. Commons:voted to get in Lords:In by Birth |
| How did government work in America? | English Gov., Then governers and governing houses. Each colony had a governer. |
| Why was it good to be a colonist during the French and Indian war? | you had the british army to protect you. |
| who faught during the F and I war? | French(French, Huron) vs.Britan (Great britan, Irquois and Colonists) |
| Why was it good to be a Brit during the French and Indian war? | You had a very powerful military to fight off the french. |
| Why was it good to be british colonist in the 1700's? | unity, wealth, military, new king, independence, justice, low taxes, high standard of living. |
| what did the brits. do to the colonists after the 7 years war was over? | Raised their taxes. |
| what was the French and Indian war called | 7 years war |
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