Life in Colonial America: think and write
Grades 3–6 · Use with kidinfo.com/learn/american-history/colonial-life/
Name(s): Date:
- Read the KidInfo page first, then answer in full sentences.
- Use the key words where you can.
Think and write
- Compare a child's day on a New England farm with a child's day on a Southern plantation. List three differences.
- Why did geography and climate lead each region to grow different crops and do different kinds of work?
- What is the difference between an indentured servant and an enslaved person? Why does that difference matter?
- Name two ways enslaved people resisted slavery. Why might some forms of resistance be hidden in historical records?
- How did Indigenous knowledge help colonists survive? What did colonists take from Indigenous nations?
- Look at a picture of a hornbook or a colonial schoolroom. What is similar to and different from your school?
- If you could interview one person from this page, who would it be? Write three questions.
Key words
| Word | What it means (in your own words) |
|---|---|
| Colonist | |
| Indentured servant | |
| Slavery | |
| Plantation | |
| Apprentice | |
| Hornbook | |
| Cash crop | |
| Puritan | |
| Quaker | |
| Artisan |
Free for home and non-commercial classroom use. Sources for every fact are listed on the web page.