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Growing rice was common in
The "colonial style" of architecture
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Chapter 3 10th Grade
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1
The "colonial style" of architecture
was borrowed from Tudor England
was a completely different style from that of Europe
showed the influence of the American frontier
was an open log cabin
2
Growing rice was common in
the South
the Middle colonies
the frontier
New England
3
The American Indians introduced the potato to European settlers
False
True
4
The two largest non-English groups in America were
Germans and swedes
Scots-Irish and French
Scots-Irish and Germans
Dutch and Germans
5
Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because
parents were more lenient
there were more women than men
life expectancy was shorter
there were more men than women
6
The New England Primer was a
popular edition of the catechism
popular edition of the Psalms
textbook used in colonial schools
hymnbook for colonial churches
7
Epidemics were more common in the eighteenth-century colonies because
medical knowledge was declining
new diseases arrived from Europe.
Crowded cities helped to spread diseases
Indians spread new diseases
8
Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to
learn self-discipline
study the classics
study the Bible
prepare for high-paying careers
9
In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because
the cities were overcrowded
the population was scattered in rural areas
parents did not value education
the Germans and the Scots-Irish opposed schools
10
Puritans enjoyed few pleasures in their lives
True
False
11
The main reason the Scots-Irish and the Germans came to America was to
fight the English
escape religious intolerance
start tobacco plantations
search for gold
12
An important Native American food was
corn
wheat
rice
potatoes
13
Children were an important labor source on colonial farms.
True
False
14
Colonial women married at a much earlier age than European women did.
True
False
15
America's population increased tenfold during the eighteenth century.
True
False
16
The Protestant Reformation improved spiritual conditions but did not affect education
False
True
17
What were dame schools?
college prep schools for upper-class girls
plantation schools in the South
private schools run by tutors
village schools in New England
18
The custom of men's wearing powdered wigs originally came from
Boston
Italy
Great Britain
France
19
Alcoholic beverages were readily available in the colonies
True
False
20
Scots-Irish and German settlers
occupied lands in the backcountry
stayed mostly on the coast
came to America in small numbers
were outnumbered by the Swedes and the French
21
The Pennsylvania Dutch were
Dutch settlers in the middle colonies
immigrants from New Netherland
German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania
settlers in New York
22
Infant death rates in the colonies were
lower than Europe
as high as 50% of live births
higher than Europe
the highest in the world at the time