Which of the following was not characteristic of early colonial settlers?

All houses followed a standard pattern.

Scots-Irish and German settlers

occupied lands in the backcountry.

Connecticut differed from Massachusetts in that it

did not require church membership for voting.

One purpose for the settlement of Georgia was to

protect English colonies from the Spanish.

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

the population was scattered in rural areas.

Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because

there were more men than women.

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1
Which of the following was not characteristic of early colonial settlers?
All houses followed a standard pattern.
More children survived than in Europe.
Settlements generally flourished.
What you ate depended on your income.
2
Which phrase best fits Rhode Island?
policy of religious intolerance
settlers originally from Virginia
haven for religious dissenters
support for the established church
3
Which of the following was considered a middle colony?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
4
The two largest non-English groups in America were
Scots-Irish and French.
Scots-Irish and Germans.
Germans and Swedes.
Dutch and Germans.
5
The custom of wearing powdered wigs originally came from
Italy.
France.
Great Britain.
Boston
6
Scots-Irish and German settlers
stayed mostly on the coast.
came to America in small numbers.
occupied lands in the backcountry.
were outnumbered by the Swedes and the French.
7
Roman Catholics found a refuge in which colony?
Maryland
Georgia
Delaware
Massachusetts
8
Akachi was a(n)
wigmaker.
former slave.
indentured servant.
rice farmer.
9
Which two colonies came from the land originally called New Netherland?
North and South Carolina
New Hampshire and Rhode Island
Maryland and Delaware
New York and New Jersey
10
Connecticut differed from Massachusetts in that it
had peace with the Indians.
had less attractive land.
did not require church membership for voting.
excluded Puritans.
11
What were dame schools?
private schools run by tutors
village schools in New England
college prep schools for upper-class girls
plantation schools in the South
12
Which of the following was not a leisure activity in the colonies?
music
radio
games
literature
13
One purpose for the settlement of Georgia was to
look for gold in North America.
provide a refuge for Catholics.
protect English colonies from the Spanish.
promote tobacco farming.
14
Which section of the colonies had the greatest cultural diversity?
middle colonies
frontier
New England
southern colonies
15
A well-known minister in the colonies
Benjamin Franklin
Devereux Jarratt
John Copley
Cotton Mather
16
In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because
parents did not value education.
the Germans and the Scots-Irish opposed schools.
the population was scattered in rural areas.
the cities were overcrowded.
17
infant death rates in the colonies were
the highest in the world at the time.
lower than in Europe.
higher than in Europe.
as high as 50 percent of live births.
18
A major reason the Scots-Irish and the Germans came to America was to
search for gold.
start tobacco plantations.
fight the English.
escape religious intolerance.
19
Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because
life expectancy was shorter.
there were more men than women.
there were more women than men.
parents were more lenient.
20
The Pennsylvania Dutch were
German immigrants.
Dutch settlers in the middle colonies.
settlers in New York
immigrants from New Netherland.
21
Which type of food was not considered standard fare for a colonial meal?
salt pork
greens
corn meal
cranberry tarts

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