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Life in the Colonies
Life in the Colonies
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How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
It established an army.
It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.
It encouraged the ideals of liberty and equality
It created anti-colonial sentiment.
2
Which of these is true about slavery in the colonies?
It was limited to the Southern colonies.
Africans enslaved in the North were freed and returned to Africa.
It expanded throughout the colonies.
Laws were written to abolish slavery.
3
What slowed the growth of public education in the Middle Colonies?
Lack of materials
Religious Differences
Discipline problems
Little Interest In Education
4
For what purpose did colonial public schools use the New England Primer?
to convince adults to get an education
to attract new teachers to schools
to teach reading and writing
to prepare students for paying taxes
5
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
Self-Government
Parliament
Political Parties
Monarchy
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Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
Women are not as educated as men.
Farm life is better than city life.
People have lost their faith.
Success comes from making money.
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How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
Citizens could vote for representatives to make laws
Citizens were able to choose the monarch.
Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.
The king was denied power over citizens.
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Which right did the English Bill of Rights provide?
to choose punishments for crimes
to determine national holidays
to choose the kind of school children would attend
to petition the king for changes
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hat was a main goal of education for European colonist students in the New England colonies?
to be able to read the Bible
to be prepared to attend college
to become political leaders
to become wealthy landowners
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Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
It explained the rights colonists had as English citizens.
It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.
It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.
It defined crimes and punishments.
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The Middle Passage refers to:
a step in climbing the social ladder.
the ocean crossing enslaved Africans were forced through.
the route taken to reach New York.
a system of trade between the colonies.
12
What did English colonists expect for rights in America?
They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.
They expected the same rights as English citizens.
They expected to denounce their English citizenship.
They expected to be governed by the English king.
13
Which of these shows the chronological order of the founding of these concepts?
English Bill of Rights, Parliament, Great Awakening, Magna Carta
Magna Carta, Great Awakening, English Bill of Rights, Parliament
Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Great Awakening
Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Great Awakening
14
What was an effect of Magna Carta in England?
It established a democratic government.
It limited the power of the king.
It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.
It established a Bill of Rights for the citizens.
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What event became known as the Glorious Revolution?
Parliament was formed with the cooperation of the king.
The king was overthrown and Parliament retained lawmaking powers.
Enslaved people rebelled and escaped to freedom.
African leaders closed European ports along the African coast.
