Deck 2: Agricultural and Craft Work in the Colonies

Question 1

A technological system links __________ to get work done.

A) people
B) computers
C) tools
D) experts

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The majority of colonial artisans lived in cities because

A) cost of living was cheaper.
B) they were scared of bears.
C) they didn't want to have to farm.
D) transportation costs were cheaper.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Apprentices worked hard to learn a trade and were paid

A) nothing.
B) fairly well.
C) minimum wage.
D) in goods rather than money.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The wives and children of colonial craftsmen

A) lived lives of leisure.
B) worked in the family business.
C) generally had jobs of their own.
D) didn't interact with his business.

Question 5

Iron plantations were generally owned by

A) a master craftsman.
B) groups of entrepreneurs.
C) worker collectives.
D) overseas investors.

Question 6

The pace of technological change was slow in colonial America because

A) of government interference.
B) there were too many artisans.
C) colonists didn't need for technology.
D) the government didn't encourage it.

Question 7

Cooperation between neighboring farms developed a(n) __________ economy.

Question 8

Only __________ farms could truly be self-sufficient in the colonial era.

Question 9

Artisans made up __________ percent of the colonial population.

Question 10

Printing required a(n) __________ workforce.

Question 11

Iron was processed in a giant __________ furnace.

Question 12

Craft enterprises where the workers labored for __________ provided the model for 19th century industrialization.

Question 13

The culture founded by European colonists on the Atlantic seaboard is the primary foundational culture of North America.

Question 14

The majority of the farms in the North American colonies were large, wealthy plantations.

Question 15

Tasks on colonial farms were divided by gender.

Question 16

Before the 18th century, the vast majority of colonial artisans lived in cities.

Question 17

Apprentices lived at home and commuted to work daily.

Question 18

It was difficult to get artisans to emigrate to North America because they were well paid in Europe.

Question 19

Select the gender that usually performed each farm task in colonial North America.

-_____ Plowing

A) Male
B) Female

Question 20

Select the gender that usually performed each farm task in colonial North America.

-_____ Weaving

A) Male
B) Female

Question 21

Select the gender that usually performed each farm task in colonial North America.

-_____ Butchering

A) Male
B) Female

Question 22

Select the gender that usually performed each farm task in colonial North America.

-_____ Preserving

A) Male
B) Female

Question 23

Select the gender that usually performed each farm task in colonial North America.

-_____ Spinning

A) Male
B) Female

Question 24

Match the technology to the craft.

-Press

A) Farming
B) Weaving
C) Iron working
D) Printing

Question 25

Match the technology to the craft.

-Forge

A) Farming
B) Weaving
C) Iron working
D) Printing

Question 26

Match the technology to the craft.

-Plowshare

A) Farming
B) Weaving
C) Iron working
D) Printing

Question 27

Match the technology to the craft.

-Printing presses

A)Farming
B) Weaving
C) Iron working
D) Printing