Which of the following was NOT true about education in the colonies?

LIteracy was lowest in the New England colonies

In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because

the population was scattered in rural areas

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early colonial settlers?

All houses followed a standard pattern

Scots-Irish and German settlers

occupied lands in the backcountry

Which of the following was true about education in the southern colonies?

Some would walk miles to borrow a book

Epidemics in the colonies were more common during 18th century than previous because

crowded cities helped to spread disease

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1
Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called
a covenant
indenture
a catechism
literacy
2
Which of the following was NOT true about education in the colonies?
LIteracy was lowest in the New England colonies
There were college graduates
The Protestant Reformation had an effect on education
The Bible was taught in colonial schools
3
In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because
the German and the Scots-Irish opposed schools
the population was scattered in rural areas
the cities were overcrowded
parents did not value education
4
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early colonial settlers?
What you ate depended on your income
more children survived than in Europe
All houses followed a standard pattern
settlements generally flourished
5
Which of the following foods was already in North America when Europeans came to settle?
corn
coffee
melons
bananas
6
A well-known minister in the colonies
John Copely
Cotton Mather
Devereux Jarratt
Benjamin Franklin
7
Scots-Irish and German settlers
came to America in small numbers
were outnumbered by the Swedes and the French
occupied lands in the backcountry
stayed mostly on the coast
8
Which of the following was true about education in the southern colonies?
Private tutors were not an option
The majority went to a village school
Some would walk miles to borrow a book
Public libraries were unheard of
9
Which type of food was NOT considered standard fare for a colonial meal?
corn meal
salt pork
cranberry tarts
greens
10
Infant death rates in the colonies were
lower than in Europe
as high as 50 percent of live births
the highest in the world at the time
higher than in Europe
11
Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to
study the classics
prepare for high-paying careers
read the Bible
learn self-discipline
12
The Pennsylvania Dutch were
immigrants from New Netherland
German immigrants
Dutch settlers in the middle colonies
settlers in New York
13
Epidemics in the colonies were more common during 18th century than previous because
meidcal knowledge was declining
new diseases arrived from Europe
Indians spread new diseases
crowded cities helped to spread disease
14
What were dame schools?
private schools run by tutors
college prep schools for upper-class girls
village schools in New England
plantation schools in the South
15
Rice was a crop in
the South
the frontier
New England
the middle colonies
16
Which of the following was NOT an epidemic that seriously reduced the population of New England?
diptheria
smallpox
polio
dysentery
17
Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because
life expectancy was shorter
parents were more lenient
there were more men than women
there were more women than men

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