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Chapter 6 - Lesson 2 - Cities, Towns, and Farms
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What city did Ben Franklin help to be successful after his arrival in 1723?
Philadelphia, PA
What crop did Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully grow for the first time in 1744?
indigo
Why do you think the southern plantation didn't have a school?
They didn't educate slave children, and the planter's children most likely had a tutor.
According to the text, if a farming family didn't make something, how did they get it?
They grew it.
According to the text, if a farming family didn't grow something, how did they get it?
They made it.
True or False - Children were not allowed to be slaves.
false - children who were slaves often cooked or cleaned in the planter's house
True or False? Farming families had a hard life.
true
Which ONE was NOT a job a slave could do? blacksmith, planter, carpenter, baker
planter
What did they call the plantation manager who directed the working slaves?
the overseer
What did they call wealthy land owners that owned plantations?
planter
True or False? Women could not be planters.
false - Eliza Lucas Pinckney was a planter
Who did most of the work on a large plantation?
enslaved Africans
Why did the colonies have to import tea and sugar?
because those products were not grown in the colonies - they came from other countries
What is self-government?
a form of government where the citizens make decisions for themselves (or elect representatives)
In what building did the people meet to make decisions and attend church?
the meeting house
What did they call the open space where cattle and sheep could graze?
town common
Many New England towns were self-sufficient. What does that mean?
They relied on themselves for most of what they needed.
About how many people lived in Philadelphia in 1760? You must be within a thousand of the number discussed in class.
about 24,000
Why were fires a problem in colonial towns?
most buildings were made of wood
Identify one of Benjamin Franklin's "firsts". NO REPEATS
d
Identify one of Benjamin Franklin's "firsts". NO REPEATS
c
Identify one of Benjamin Franklin's "firsts". NO REPEATSb
b
Identify one of Benjamin Franklin's "firsts". NO REPEATS
a
What did Benjamin Franklin want to be?
a printer
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