US History Chapter 3 quiz

What was the name of the colonial newspaper?

Why were German Baptists called "dunkers"?

What was another name for Baptist German Settlers?

What were dame schools?

What was the paddle shaped board for reading called?

What pseudonym did Franklin use in his papers?

An important Native American food was...

The red on the barber pole means...

What types of people were part of the "involuntary indentured" program?

The Pennsylvania Dutch were...

The "colonial style" architecture...

Why did Franklin put comics in his newspaper?

Who were the settlers from Ulster?

America's population increased tenfold during the 18th century

The largest non-English groups in America were...

the blue stripe on a barbers pole stood for...

The American Indians introduced the potato to European settlers

What was the standard text in the colonial period?

George Washington had the most expensive wig to date.

Scot-Irish and German settler

What were the pass times of the colonial period?

Infant death rates in the colonies were...

What document was written by Benjamin Franklin?

the white on a barber's pole stood for

Village schools were called dame schools because the teachers usually widows or spinsters

Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because

Children were important labor source on colonel farms

The Great Wagon Road connected the port cities along the coast.

Barn raising and quiltings allowed backwoodsmen to combine work and play

Growing rice was common in...

What was the first university to be established in America?

What was the best access to the backcountry?

Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to...

Where can we still see the style of colonial architecture?

Most southern planters lived in stately while mansions

Flooded ditches were necessary to grow what crops?

What was the size of the southern farms?

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

English colonists were often prejudiced against the German settlers

Epidemics were more common in the 18th century colonies because...

What city established the first public library in America?

What new technique did Cotton Mather use against smallpox?

The powder room was originally made for men

What was the size of the North Farms?

The main reason the Scot-Irish and Germans came to America was to...

Southern women during the colonial period were lazy, fat, and gossips

Alcoholic beverages were readily available in the colonies

Wigmakers also served as dentists, surgeons, and barbers.

Who were the settlers from German areas?

Few Germans wanted to move to the backcountry?