Life in the Colonies

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Across
  1. 3. Prayer was a very important part of daily _______.
  2. 5. _______ was a deep blue dye used to color servants’ clothes.
  3. 7. In church, rich people sat in the front and _______ people in the back.
  4. 8. _______ servants worked for 5–7 years to pay off their travel costs
  5. 11. In the Southern Colonies, many children were _______ schooled.
  6. 12. A barber might also act as a _______ in colonial times.
  7. 14. Middle class men could ____ but could not hold office.
  8. 15. The main grain used to make bread in the colonies was _______.
  9. 18. Blue clothing was traditionally worn by _______.
Down
  1. 1. Colonists often ate fried _______ tail over an open fire.
  2. 2. Women held _______ bees, where they gathered to sew and gossip.
  3. 4. _____ gained a strong voice in local government because of their importance.
  4. 6. Wealthy men could hold political _______.
  5. 9. Kids in the colonies played games like tag, marbles, and _______.
  6. 10. In some churches, children who fell asleep were poked with a long _______.
  7. 11. In New England schools, students who couldn’t afford firewood sat far from the _______.
  8. 13. Puritans and _______ both dressed very plainly.
  9. 16. The colonies imported cows, pigs, and _______ from England.
  10. 17. Most travel between towns was by _______.