Daily Life in the Colonies

New England people lived in small___.

towns

Children helped with ______ and went to _______.

chores, school

New England jobs included:

fishermen, farmers, and shipbuilders

People in the middle colonies farmed and ______ goods.

traded

There were many ___________in the southern colonies because of the warm climate.

plantations

Many people were needed to farm on plantations so people were ______ and forced to work long hours.

enslaved

Children learned to read, write, and do math in a _____ school.

one room

In the middle colonies schools were run by __________.

churches

In the south many children didn’t go to _____.

school

Children in the New England colonies that lived with another family to learn a trade were called _______.

apprentices.

What types of jobs did people have in the colonies?

blacksmiths worked with metal, carpenters build houses, weavers made cloth, apothecaries made medicines, shoemakers, wigmakers