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Shaping the World:
Conversations on Democracy
A Conversation with
Thomas Jefferson and George Washington |
Occupation Matching Exercise
See
if you can match these colonial occupations with their job description.
Draw a line from the occupation to the correct job description.
| Occupation | Job Description |
| Agriculturist
All spice Alnager Ankle Beater Arpenteur Bailiff Barkeeper Bellowfarmer Bibliothecary Bloodletter/Bloodman Boardwright |
a land-surveyor
a tollkeeper a person involved with land cultivation or animal husbandry a court attendant entrusted with duties such as the
maintenance of order
in a courtroom during a trial grocer a young person who helped to drive the cattle to market official who examined the quality of woolen goods and stamped them with
the town seal of approval a carpenter person responsible for the care and maintenance of the church organ a librarian the person who used leeches for letting blood, thought to be a cure for
many ailments |