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Life in English Colonies

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Building a Nation Chapter 6

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1
Which was NOT the main cash crop in the Southern colonies?
Indigo
Tobacco
Wheat
Rice
2
What movement revived or awakened many of the colonists interest in religion?
The Great Awakening
George Whitfield
The Second Great Awakening
Religious Sermons
3
New England economy is based on
farm products and minerals
products from the forest and sea
farming
craftsmena nd merchants
4
A young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person
Artisan
Craftsman
Apprentice
Farmer
5
Which town did Benjamin Franklin help improve?
Boston, MA
Newport, RI
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
6
A skilled worker who makes things by hand
Craftsman
Farmer
Apprentice
Artisan
7
How did slaves resist slavery?
all of the above
helped others to escape
working slowly
breaking tools
8
John Peter Zenger was thrown in jail for....
refusing to allow British soldiers to stay in his home.
not paying taxes.
printing his opinion of a political figure
spying on the British.
9
How did enslaved Africans keep their culture alive?
they kept their native language
they started rebellions
they learned to read and write
they made musical instruments
10
Which building was the most important in colonial towns?
Meeting House
Blacksmith's Shop
Inn
General Store
11
Both colonial towns and southern plantations were
focused on cash crops
farms ran by slaves
self sufficient
community based business
12
Which was the first colony to offer free public education for children?
Virginia
Georgia
Massachusetts
New York
13
Which describes the Triangular Trade route?
carried guns & other goods to ports on the coast of W Africa
Shaped like a triangle
Trade for gold and captive Africans
all of the above