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Chapter 9: Colonial Williamsburg
Vocabulary
Question: A colony that is controlled by a king or queen
Answer: Royal colony
Question: The government building where lawmakers would meet in Williamsburg.
Answer: Capitol
Question: A person who works at a job that requires manual or artistic skill
Answer: Craftsman
Question: A word that describes the activities of the government
Answer: Politics
Question: A draft of an idea that may become a law
Answer: Bill
Colonial Sites
Question: Some girls in Williamsburg learned to read here.
Answer: Dame school
Question: People could often be found singing call-and-response songs here.
Answer: Slave quarters
Question: People went to this site to relax, or discuss business and politics
Answer: Raleigh Tavern
Question: Boys learned to read, write, and do arithmetic here.
Answer: College of William and Mary
Question: At this site, apprentices worked and learned a trade.
Answer: Shoemaker's Shop
True or False
Question: People of Virginia came to Williamsburg to shop, attend church, and visit government offices.
Answer: True
Question: The Great Awakening led to the founding of new colleges.
Answer: True
Question: A master craftsmen might agree to take on a child apprentice if he has a signed contract with the parent.
Answer: True
Question: All enslaved African Americans worked in the fields of plantations.
Answer: False
Question: The official religion of Virginia was Anglican.
Answer: True
Miscellaneous
Question: The name for the big change in colonial religious life that took place in the 1730s.
Answer: Great Awakening
Question: Who was the head of the Anglican Church?
Answer: The royal governor
Question: How did the Great Awakening change the colonists' thinking about "important" people and their place in the church?
Answer: They were taught that ALL people were important and no groups of people should be held higher than others just based on wealth.
Question: What were 2 reasons for the governor's palace being built?
Answer: 1. To impress visitors
2. To remind people of the king's power
Question: DAILY DOUBLE: Name 3 ways religious services changed during the Great Awakening:
Answer: 1. Services were held outdoors due to the large crowds.
2. People became overcome with emotion.
3. People were taught to build his or her own relationship with God.
Miscellaneous Part 2
Question: Where would college students sit in Bruton Parish Church?
Answer: Balcony
Question: Name the 3 types of workers you might find in the Shoemaker's shop.
Answer: 1. Master craftsmen
2. Journeymen
3. Apprentice
Question: At what age did most apprentices become journeymen?
Answer: 21
Question: What was the name of one of the favorite board games played at the Raleigh Tavern?
Answer: The Royal and Most Pleasant Game of the Goose.
Question: Why did enslaved African Americans sing Call-and-response songs?
Answer: To express their anger and their hopes for freedom.