A Day in the Life of a Colonial Plantation What did you learn about life on a colonial plantation during your visit to Drayton Hall?

IntroductionKitchenEnslaved Culture Cooper/ Blacksmith Field Work

Kitchen for 100 What was one method of preserving food on a colonial plantation? BACK salting, smoking, or pickling Answer:

Kitchen for 200 Name at least one food that is part of Lowcountry culture that originally came from Africa. BACK okra, peanuts, black-eyed peas, sesame seeds, sweet potatoes, rice Answer:

Kitchen for 300 Name an import item, enjoyed by the Draytons, that reflected their English heritage. BACK 4.2 tea Answer:

Kitchen for 400 How did enslaved people use their environment to provide themselves with additional food? BACK 3-2.5, 4-2.2, gardens, fishing, hunting, gathering honey and wild plants, etc. Answer:

Kitchen for 500 Name a task that a young enslaved child might do in the plantation kitchen. BACK carrying supplies, keeping fires going, grinding spices Answer:

Introduction for 100 A large farm that grows cash crops and uses an enslaved work force is called…? BACK Answer: a plantation

Introduction for 200 The majority of enslaved people in South Carolina were taken from this continent. BACK Answer: Africa

Introduction for 300 From what European country did the Drayton family emigrate? BACK Answer: England

Introduction for 400 Before 1670, who inhabited the area of South Carolina where Drayton Hall is now located? BACK 3-2 Answer: American Indians (The Kiawah)

Introduction for 500 What is the term for a territory that is controlled by a distant country? BACK Answer: colony

Enslaved Culture for 100 What does it mean to be enslaved? BACK & owned by someone else, life controlled by owner, bought and sold as property Answer:

Enslaved Culture for 200 Enslaved people in coastal South Carolina and Georgia developed a language and culture reflecting their African heritage. What is name of this culture and language? BACK Gullah Answer:

Enslaved Culture for 300 What is the main activity that would take place inside the enslaved peoples dwellings? BACK sleeping Answer:

Enslaved Culture for 400 What are some ways enslaved people may have used music and song? entertainment, worship, communication, teaching, to make time pass quicker while working Answer: BACK

Enslaved Culture for 500 Enslaved people made their own pottery that is now known as colonoware. What is colonoware mostly made of? BACK & clay Answer:

Field Work for 100 Name two major cash crops grown in South Carolina during the colonial era. BACK & rice and indigo Answer:

Field Work for 200 Indigo was a cash crop in the colonial period. What was it used for? BACK & blue dye Answer:

Field Work for 300 Fresh water had to be brought in from ponds in order to grow crops at Drayton Hall. The water from the Ashley River could not be used because it is brackish. What does brackish mean and how would it effect the crops? BACK a mixture of salt and fresh water which would kill the crops Answer:

Field Work for 400 Name one tool used by the enslaved field workers during rice cultivation and/or processing. BACK rake, hoe, rice trunk, rice hook, flail, mortar and pestle, fanner basket Answer:

Field Work for 500 What are some of the hazards enslaved people may have faced on a daily basis? poisonous snakes, insects, alligators, extreme heat or cold, disease, lack of food, harsh treatment Answer: BACK

Cooper/Blacksmith for 100 One of the blacksmiths at Drayton Hall was named Kinsale. What is the job of a blacksmith? BACK to create objects out of iron Answer:

Cooper/Blacksmith for 200 What are some objects a blacksmith might make on a plantation? BACK nails, horseshoes, locks, chains, tools, rails, etc. Answer:

Cooper/Blacksmith for 300 What do you call a young person who is learning a specific skill or trade from a more experienced person? BACK an apprentice Answer:

Cooper/Blacksmith for 400 Wil was an enslaved cooper at Drayton Hall. What does a cooper make? BACK barrels and buckets Answer:

Cooper/Blacksmith for 500 On average, how long did it take an apprentice to learn a skill or trade? BACK Approximately 10 years Answer: