Colonial America
What is the name of someone who goes on a journey?
What is the name of someone who goes on a journey?
Pilgrim
Give three reasons why people came to America.
Give three reasons why people came to America.
Adventure, Religion, Wealth
How long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
How long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
2 months
When the Mayflower landed, were there more people on board than when they started or less?
When the Mayflower landed, were there more people on board than when they started or less?
More... a baby was born.
What city did the Mayflower leave from to journey to America?
What city did the Mayflower leave from to journey to America?
Plimouth, England
True or False. In colonial times, boys dressed like their fathers and girls dressed like their mothers.
True or False. In colonial times, boys dressed like their fathers and girls dressed like their mothers.
True
What is the name of a popular cookie made with flour, nuts and dried fruit?
What is the name of a popular cookie made with flour, nuts and dried fruit?
Snicker doodle
What were the school textbooks called where sheets of animal skins were mounted on wood?
What were the school textbooks called where sheets of animal skins were mounted on wood?
Hornbooks
Name three jobs that boys had during colonial times.
Name three jobs that boys had during colonial times.
Chopped wood, made brooms, carved utensils and tools, and cared for silkworms
Name three jobs that girls had during colonial times.
Name three jobs that girls had during colonial times.
Plucked feathers, piece quilts, make soap, churn butter, and spun wool
Name three European countries that claimed land in the Americas.
Name three European countries that claimed land in the Americas.
Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden, England
True or False. Catholics and Jews were welcomed to practice their religion in the colonies.
True or False. Catholics and Jews were welcomed to practice their religion in the colonies.
False
What was New York's first name?
What was New York's first name?
New Netherlands
In what century did colonizing begin?
In what century did colonizing begin?
17th century, the 1600's
Name the first permanent English settlement.
Name the first permanent English settlement.
Jamestown
Name the daughter of Powhatan who married John Rolfe and moved to England.
Name the daughter of Powhatan who married John Rolfe and moved to England.
Pocahantas
Name one of the Wampanoag who helped the Pilgrims.
Name one of the Wampanoag who helped the Pilgrims.
Squanto or Samoset
What religious group came from England to the colony of Pennsylvania?
What religious group came from England to the colony of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Who established the most democratic colony called Penn's Woods?
Who established the most democratic colony called Penn's Woods?
William Penn
True or False. Phyllis Wheatley was the first governor of Virginia.
True or False. Phyllis Wheatley was the first governor of Virginia.
False
Where did people gather to dine, socialize, and sometimes sleep?
Where did people gather to dine, socialize, and sometimes sleep?
Tavern
Name the person in a colonial settlement who made wheels.
Name the person in a colonial settlement who made wheels.
Wheelwright
Name the person in a settlement who made tools and utensils.
Name the person in a settlement who made tools and utensils.
Blacksmith
Name the person in the colony who made barrels.
Name the person in the colony who made barrels.
Cooper
What is a tallow?
What is a tallow?
Animal Fat for making candles
What is the origin of the term "big wig"? (Nowadays it means a big shot or someone influential?)
What is the origin of the term "big wig"? (Nowadays it means a big shot or someone influential?)
In colonial times, men wore thick wigs with lots of curls to show that they were wealthy and important.
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