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CH 9: Life in Colonial Williamsburg
CH 9: Life in Colonial Williamsburg
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Test review for chapter 9 of History Alive, 5th grade
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1
What was another name for the Church of England?
Anglican Church
Pilgrim Church
Williamsburg Church
Puritan Church
2
What is a capitol?
The main government building where government leaders meet
A city where government leaders do their work
The most important city; the center of colonial culture
A cursive letter that is larger than a lower case letter
3
What does "capital" mean?
The building where the governor lives
The town where government leaders do their work
The building where government leaders do their work
Something very important
4
What do you call a people's beliefs and ways of life?
Their culture
Their heritage
Their habits
Their traditions
5
True or False: Any citizen could be elected to the Virginia Assembly.
True
False
6
Who attended Dame Schools?
Boys
Native Americans
African Americans
Girls
7
Why did slaves create call and response songs?
To entertain their masters.
A musical career could get them out of slavery.
To express their anger at slavery & their hopes for freedom.
Because they weren't allowed to sing in the church choir.
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True or False: There were very few schools for Native Americans and African Americans.
False
True
9
True or False: Very few African Americans lived in colonial Williamsburg.
False
True
10
Which statement about slavery in Virginia is correct?
All slaves worked in the fields.
Families weren't close since they could be sold separately.
Slaves sang call & response songs to entertain their masters
In slave quarters, beds = piles of straw; food = trash.
11
What is a call and response song?
Slave song where a leader sings a line and others repeat it
A type of gospel music popular in southern colonies
A special dance slaves did to entertain their owners
The official square dance of the Virginia colony
12
What do you call the people and groups who are in charge of an area?
The popular crowd
The chargers
The leaders
The government
13
What is the Assembly of Virginia?
A convention where independence was discussed
A group of lawmakers that work together at the capital
A protest against British laws in the colonies
A meeting of the greatest thinkers in the colonies
14
What is the official name for the home of the governor in Williamsburg?
Governor's Castle
Leadership Inn
King's Residence
Governor's Palace
15
True or False: Boys and girls did not attend school together
False
True
16
What happened at a shoemaker's shop?
Community announcements were posted
Apprentices worked and learned a trade
People sang call and response songs
Colonists went here to relax and enjoy themselves
17
True/False: Owners gave their slaves good food and fine housing to keep them healthy and happy.
True
False
18
What is the name for the area where slaves lived on plantations?
The lower area
The neighborhood of slaves
The slums
The slave quarters
19
Highest to lowest, rank the following in terms of their power in a business:
Journeyman; Master; Apprentice
They all had the same amount of power
Apprentice; Jpurneyman; Master
Master; Journeyman; Apprentice
20
What is the Virginia Gazette?
An almanac written by Benjamin Franklin
A theatre building in Williamsburg
A local newspaper in Virginia
A book that teaches the trade of shoemaking
21
What does "dame" mean?
something a beaver creates in a river
A curse
A gentleman
Woman or girl
22
True or False: The governor of Virginia was elected by the citizens of Virginia.
True
False
23
What happened at the Raleigh Tavern?
People relaxed and enjoyed themselves there
Call and response songs were sung here
Proposed laws for the colony were approved or rejected here
Boys learned how to read, write, and do arithmetic
24
Which statement is NOT true about religion in Williamsburg?
Virginians had to pay taxes to support the churchQ2
The Church of England was the official church
People sat wherever they wanted in church
The royal governor was the head of the church
25
What is one thing that happened in the slave quarters?
Boys learned how to read, write, and do arithmetic
Apprentices worked and learned a trade
Community announcements were posted
Call and response songs were sung here
26
What happened at the Governor's Palace?
Boys learned how to read, write, and do arithmetic
Apprentices learned a trade
Colonists relaxed and enjoyed themselves
Proposed laws for Virginia colony were accepted/rejected
27
Where did Virginia colonial government meet?
Roanoke
Williamsburg
Myrtle Beach
Jamestown
28
Which statement is NOT true about Colonial Williamsburg?
People came to shop, go to church, & do gov't business there
Very few African Americans lived there
It was the center of gov't, education, & culture in Virginia
It was the capital of the colony of Virginia
29
The College of William and Mary educated adult learners only.
False
True
30
What are "trade shops"?
A market where colonists traded goods instead of using cash
Buildings where colonists traded goods
Shops where craftsmen worked at their skilled jobs
A kind of library where people traded books
