Life in Colonial America

What was the Middle Passage?

What language did slaves speak?

This class consisted of plantation owners, merchants, and lawyers. They were often very wealthy and had large homes.

Which colonial region was the first to develop schools?

Which were the two largest cities in the colonies by 1700?

Which of the following generally described family life in the colonies? (check all that apply)

In the early colonial period, 9 out of 10 people lived where?

True or false: City homes had large windows

Which was the only heat source?

What age did children start responsibilities?

Which colony passed the first anti-slavery laws in 1652?

True or false: Slavery was temporary

True or false: Slaves influenced American music

Who were part of the middle class?

Which two musical genres can be traced directly to slavery in the United States?

True or false: Gentry was the middle class

Which of the following is NOT an example of a "slave code"?

What did the Triangular Trade involve?

Which class was made up by artisans, small farmers, and free African Americans?

Plantations were mainly found in which colonies?

True or false: Slaves worked on plantations

Someone who came to the colonies on a contract to work for a period of time and were free after were known as:

What was the heart of the city?

True or false: Slaves could vote

True or false: Farmhouses had multiple rooms initially

What was the first task for farm families?

What instrument did Africans introduce?

In the early period of slavery, when would slavery end?

Who managed family income?

True or false: Children had no chores

Which area was NOT a part of Triangular Trade?

True or false: Cities were quiet places