Education in the Middle Colonies and the South lagged behind New England because

the population was scattered in rural areas.

The "colonial style" of architecture

was borrowed from Tudor England.

Pennsylvania Dutch were...

German settlers in Pennsylvania

Scotch-Irish and German settlers

occupied lands in the backcountry

Epidemics were more common in the eighteenth-century colonies because

crowded cities helped to spread diseases

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1
Education in the Middle Colonies and the South lagged behind New England because
parents did not value education.
the population was scattered in rural areas.
the Germans and Scotch-Irish opposed schools.
the citied were overcrowed.
2
What paddle-shaped board did colonists use for reading?
horn paddle
Poor Richard's Almanack
New England Primer
hornbook
3
Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to
study the Bible
prepare for high-paying careers
study the classics
learn self-discipline
4
The "colonial style" of architecture
showed the influence of the American frontier.
was borrowed from Tudor England.
was a completely different style from European styles.
was an open log cabin.
5
What were Protestant settlers from Northern Ireland called?
Scotch-Irish
Pilgrims
Irelanders
Pennsylvania dutch
6
What road did settlers take from Philadelphia to the backcountry
Great Philadelphia Wagon Road
Colonial Road
Augusta Road
patchwork Road
7
The main reason the Scotch-Irish and Germans came to America was to
fight the English
escape religious intolerance
search for gold
start tobacco plantations
8
The two largest non-English groups in America were...
Scotch-Irish and Germans
Germans and Swedes
Dutch and Germans
Scotch-Irish and French
9
What was the standard text for educating young people during the colonial period?
Poor Richard's Almanack
New England Primer
Hornbook
The Whole Bee Movie Script
10
Flooded ditches were necessary to grow what crop?
All of above
corn
rice
tobacco
11
The custom of men's wearing powdered wigs originally came from
Great Britain
France
Boston
Italy
12
What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's almanac?
Poor Richard's Guide to Chadhood
Poor Richman's Ledger
Poor Richard's Almanac
The New England Primer
13
Growing rice was common in___ ?
the Middle Colonies
the South
the frontier
New England
14
Infant death rates in the colonies were
as high as fifty percent of live births
Higher than in Europe
the highest in the world at the time
lower than in Europe
15
The New England Primer was a...
popular edition of Psalms
hymnbook for colonial churches
text for colonial schools
popular edition of the catechism
16
Where was the first public library in America?
West Virginia
Boston
Charleston
Pennsylvania
17
What is another name for the colonial style of archtecture?
Gangnam Style
Tudor-English Style
English-Tudor Style
Williamsburg Style
18
Pennsylvania Dutch were...
settlers in New York
Dutch settlers in the Middle Colonies
immigrants from New Netherland
German settlers in Pennsylvania
19
What were dame schools?
college-prep schools for upperclass girls
plantation schools in the South
Private schools run by tutors
village schools in New England
20
What new technique did Cotton Mather use against smallpox?
x-ray
rice
routine checkups
inoculations
21
What were German farmers in Pennsylvania called?
Italians
New yorkers
Swedes
Pennsylvania Dutch
22
Scotch-Irish and German settlers
occupied lands in the backcountry
were outnumbered by the Swedes and French
stayed mostly on the coast
came to America in small numbers
23
Women in American married earlier than women in Europe because
parents were more permissive
life expectancy was shorter
there were more men than women
there were more women than men
24
An important native American food was
rice
coffee
corn
wheat
25
Epidemics were more common in the eighteenth-century colonies because
Indian spread new diseases
new disease arrived from Europe
medical knowledge
crowded cities helped to spread diseases

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