Chapter 4 Section 2- Colonial Society



Chapter 4 Section 2- Colonial Society

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Class Notes:

1. What were the characteristics of colonial society (slide 4)

People in England’s colonies had a heritage of ______________ and other shared characteristics that created a ____________ culture among the colonists.

Some of those shared characteristics were an emphasis on _________ , hard work, and clearly_____________________.

Gender roles means----

2. In colonial America, many people lived with their __________ ___________ (slide 5)

Most colonists lived on farms, where having a ______________ was an advantage because many people were needed to do ______

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Most farms were isolated, so it was important for families to _________________________.

3. In farmhouses, which were made of ________and had few rooms, people used planks or mattresses of ____________ for beds. (slide 6)

In the New England and Middle colonies, winters___________, and often the only source of heat was a __________in the kitchen.

4. Many _____________ gathered in the colonies’ cities and towns, where it was easier for them to live. (slide 7)

In Puritan New England, single men and women were expected to live with a family as a ______________________.

5. In the colonies, _______________________generally took on different roles. (slide 8)

If men were not farmers, they worked as carpenters, _________, _____________, _________________ or in other trades.

A husband and father was the ______________ of his family, and he controlled his family’s income and property.

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7. A colonial woman often bore her husband many children, and childcare took up much of her time. (slide 10)

Her other domestic responsibilities included cooking, laundry, making cloth and ___________, ____________, _________, and preserving food.

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9. If they survived infancy, colonial children ___________ before they were required to work. (slide 12)

Children often played games such as___________ and _________, and they played with toys such as homemade dolls and tops.

10. By the age of seven, most children did household or farm chores, or, if they were poor, they might __________________in other families. (slide 13)

When they got older, boys learned how to farm from their fathers, while girls learned how to keep house from their mothers.

Boys who were learning trades began as ______________ and then worked independently.

11. In Europe, land was the_________________________, but only a small number of people owned it.

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