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1
Q

What did the Pilgrims sell in the marketplace?

A

Food, animals, and crafts

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2
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Where was the marketplace?

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In the center of town

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3
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The Pilgrims wrote with what?

A

Quill pens

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4
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What are quill pens?

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Pens made out of feathers dipped in ink wells

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5
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What was a settle?

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A wooden bench with a high back

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6
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What were children not allowed to do at the dinner table?

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Talk, cough, spit, or blow their noses

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7
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Where did the Pilgrims in Jamestown get their water from?

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The Jamestown River

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8
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What happened if boys misbehaved in school?

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They were beaten or whipped

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9
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What happened if boys answered a question wrong at school?

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They were put in the corner with a dunce cap

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10
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What did the Pilgrim men wear?

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Breeches, a doublet, socks up to their knees

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11
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What are breeches and who wore them?

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Pants that went to the knee; men wore them

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12
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What is a doublet and who wore it?

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A short jacket that went to the waist; men wore it

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13
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What colors did the Pilgrims wear?

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brown, red, blue, tan, green, black, and white

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14
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What did Pilgrim women wear?

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Waistcoats, aprons, petticoats, bonnets

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15
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What are waistcoats and who wore them?

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Short coats that went to the waist; women wore them

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16
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What are aprons and who wore them?

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They went over women’s skirts

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17
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What are petticoats and who wore them?

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They went under women’s skirts

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18
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What are bonnets and who wore them?

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Women wore bonnets on their heads

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19
Q

The very first winter the Pilgrims were where?

A

In Plymouth

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20
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How was the Pilgrims’ first winter?

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Cold and very harsh

21
Q

How did people in Colonial Times get around?

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By either walking or taking a horse-drawn carriage, or riding on horseback

22
Q

What did the people eat?

A

Bubble and squeak, vegetables, herbs to season their food, some fruit, eggs, cheese, butter, milk, and meat from animals

23
Q

What is bubble and squeak?

A

A fish and vegetable stew

24
Q

Up until what age were children taught at home in their kitchen by their mothers or dames?

A

Age 7

25
Q

After age 7, who taught boys at another school?

A

A headmaster or schoolmaster

26
Q

A headmaster or schoolmaster was what?

A

Very strict and austere

27
Q

What Indians helped the Pilgrims?

A

Squanto and Samoset

28
Q

The Pilgrims came to America on what?

A

A boat named the Mayflower

29
Q

How many Pilgrims died the first Winter?

A

At least half

30
Q

The Pilgrims’ houses were finished in what season?

A

Spring

31
Q

What is a keeping room?

A

Where the family slept, ate, and worked

32
Q

What was the town crier’s job?

A

To announce the news of the town as he walked through the streets

33
Q

Children had to have what in school?

A

Good penmanship

34
Q

Colonists raised what?

A

Cows, chickens, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats

35
Q

Blacksmiths made what?

A

Horseshoes

36
Q

The Pilgrims and Indians had how many years of peace between them?

A

52 years

37
Q

Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

A

So they could have freedom of religion and to start a new life without being under the King’s rule

38
Q

What did the Pilgrims use to start fires?

A

Flints

39
Q

Where did the Pilgrims land?

A

Plymouth, Massachusetts

40
Q

Many colonists that lived in the South on plantations owned what?

A

Slaves

41
Q

The Pilgrims lived in what?

A

Dugouts

42
Q

What are dugouts?

A

Where Pilgrims lived while they were building their homes in Plymouth Colony; they were built into the side of a hill

43
Q

What are dugouts made out of?

A

Sticks and mud and wigwams

44
Q

How long did it take the Pilgrims to sail across the Atlantic Ocean from England?

A

66 days

45
Q

What ocean did the Pilgrims sail across to get to America?

A

The Atlantic Ocean

46
Q

What are herbs?

A

Plants that the Pilgrims used to season their food; they also used them for medicine

47
Q

What did the Pilgrims eat on the Mayflower?

A

hardtack and salthorse

48
Q

What did a craftsperson make?

A

Crafts for other people such as furniture, houses, horseshoes, and shoes for people to wear

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