Sept 30/Oct 1 Social Studies Assignment KEY

How accurate is the headline “Colonists Ignore Principles of Self-Government”:

      mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline wrong- Colonists supported self-government and the English Bill of Rights

2. How did colonists see themselves? Why was this important for their rights?

American colonists saw themselves as English citizens. This was important because they expected to have the same rights as English citizens had in England.

1. Key Question: How accurate is the headline “African Merchants Make Fortunes Trading Cloth for Rum”:

mostly accurate           partly accurate                     mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline wrong- Placard contains information of slaves being sold and reward for a runaway slave

2. In which colonial regions was slavery found? In which region did it expand most rapidly, and why?

Slavery was found in all three colonial regions. It expanded most rapidly in the Southern Colonies, because slaves were used to help raise the many crops grown there.

3. Why did slaves have little hope of making a better life for themselves?

Slaves had little hope of making a better life in the colonies because their position was fixed at the bottom of colonial society.

Textbook Section 4.6 page 71    Religion  (online Section 4.5)

1. Key Question: How accurate is the headline “Preachers Stir Colonists into a Frenzy”:

mostly accurate           partly accurate                     mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline correct: Excerpt states “great moaning and crying out from people”

2. How did the Great Awakening pave the way for the American Revolution? Copy paste the following 4 sentences in chronological order within the chart.

Textbook Section 4.7 page 72-73   Education  ( online Section 4.6)

1. Key Question: How accurate is headline “Shocking Investigation: New England Schools Lack Spelling, Reading, and Arithmetic”:

mostly accurate           partly accurate                     mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline wrong- NE Primer states, “Now the child……his duty and encouraged in his learning.”

2. Explain how education was provided in each region. Highlight the region in which people supported public education because of their religious faith.

New England Colonies: Every town with 50 families or more had to hire a teacher. Towns with 100 families or more had to build a school. They wanted their children to be able to read the Bible.

Middle Colonies: Every religious group or family had to decide whether to build a school or educate children at home

Southern Colonies: A few neighbors might hire a teacher together. Tutors were also hired, or students were sent to other cities for school.

Textbook Section 4.8 page 73    Colonial Families   (online Section 4.7)

1. Key Question: How accurate is the headline “New Survey: American Wives Say They Work Harder Than Servants”:

mostly accurate           partly accurate                     mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline correct- Excerpt from May cooper’s diary, 1769, “…tiered almost to death cooking for so many people.”

2. Give one interesting fact about colonial marriage.

Colonists could not marry if they were indentured servants. People generally married in their early to mid-20s.

3. What is one reason why colonial families were so large?

Farm families needed help with all the chores. Some families included many stepchildren and orphans. Family members were expected to take care of grandparents or other relatives that needed help.

Textbook Section 4.9 page 74    Leisure  (online 4.8)

1. Key Question: How accurate is the headline “Colonists Use Honeybees to Get Work Done”:

mostly accurate           partly accurate                     mostly inaccurate

Use one piece of evidence from the image to explain your answer.

Headline wrong- Women and girls are illustrated working at a quilting bee.

2. What two leisure activities would you have enjoyed as an English colonist?

Coasting downhill on sleds, billiards, playing cards, horse racing, wrestling matches, dance contests