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13 Colonies
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History
5th Grade
10/07/2009

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Cards

Term

 

 

3 Ben Franklin inventions

Definition

 

lightning rod

Franklin Stove

bi-focals

swim paddles

 

Term

 

 

proverb

Definition

 

 

"wise or witty saying"

 

"Fish and visitors both stink after three days."

Term

"Now and Then"

 

Now - 50 States

 

 

Definition

 

 

 

Then - 13 colonies

Term

"Now and Then"

 

Now - America to France- travel by plane in 6 hours

 

Definition

"Then"

 

America to France - travel by BOAT

2 MONTHS!

Term

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

New England, Middle, or Southern Colony?

Definition

 

 

 

MIDDLE COLONY

Term

 

 

3 Ben Franklin inventions

Definition

 

 

lightning rod

bifocals

glass armonica

Term

 

 

Slaves

Definition

Slaves

  • worked forever
  • no choice
  • came from Africa
  • worked like a dog


Term

 

 

Indentured Servants

Definition

Indentured Servants

  • came mostly from Europe
  • came by choice
  • had to work for 5-7 years to pay for travel expenses
  • had a master
Term

 

 

Southern Colonies

(all five)

Definition

 

Georgia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Virginia

Maryland

Term

 

 

 

plantations

Definition

 

 

 

huge, jumbo sized farms in the South

(like a small town)

Term

 

Colonial Jobs

  • Cooper
  • Tanner
  • Blacksmith
Definition

Cooper - barrel maker

 

Tanner - made leather out of animal skins

 

Blacksmith - horseshoes, iron pots, tools, etc

Term

 

 

Middle Colonies

(all four)

Definition

 

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Delaware
Term

 

 

New England Colonies

(all four)

Definition

 

  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New Hampshire
Term

 

 

 

What you might give to your teacher (school master) instead of an apple

Definition

 

 

FIRE WOOD! (logs)

Term

 

 

Pennsylvania means _____ _______

(4th Grade Review)

Pennsylvania Founder?

Definition

 

 

"Penn's Woods"

 

WILLIAM PENN


Term

 

 

Philadelphia means (in Greek)

"City of ________ __________"

 

Challenge!

Definition

 

 

 

"Brotherly Love"

Term

 

 

 

Overseer

Definition

 

 

worked for the master on the plantation -

watched the slaves to make sure they worked

Term

 

 

 

meetinghouse

Definition

 

 

the building in town where the men would hold meetings, also used as the town church

Term

 

 

 

The Birthplace of Ben Franklin

Definition

 

 

Boston, MA

Term

 

 

 

Where you could be stuck in if you committed a crime

(Ouch, I can't move my neck and arms!)

Definition

 

 

"the stocks"

Term

 

 

 

meetinghouse

Definition

 

 

 

house of worship

buildings used for town meetings

Term

 

 


Nickname for the Middle Colonies

Definition

 

 


"The Breadbasket of the Colonies"

Term

 

 

 

Most popular crop in the South

Definition

 

 

 

Tobacco

Term

 

 

 

What was NOT an option for getting food?

Definition

 

 

 

The SUPERMARKET!

(No Giant)

(No Weis)

(No John Herr's)

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