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Ch 4 Life in the Colonies Quiz
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1
What was an easy way to determine a colonist's social class?
By their last name
By their voting record
By the clothes they wore
By how many children were in the family
2
What is mercantalism?
A way to get your furniture
A mother country controls a colony for trade
A mother country babies her colony to protect it
A great trading opportunity for the colony
3
How did a colonist achieve a higher class in colonial society?
by inheriting an important title.
by working for a landowner.
by going to church regularly.
by making a lot of money.
4
Who made up the highest class in the colonies?
Farmhands
Wealthy landowners
Farmers and Artisans
Indentured servants
5
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
They expected to denounce their English citizenship
They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.
They expected the same rights as English citizens.
They expected to be governed by the English king.
6
A religious movement that helped spread the idea that all people are equal in the eyes of God.
Revival
Old-Time Religion
First Great Awakening
The Enlightenment
7
What was an effect of Magna Carta in England?
It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.
It established a democratic government.
It limited the power of the king.
It established a Bill of Rights.
8
What was a main goal of education for students in the
New England
colonies?
to become wealthy landowners.
to become political leaders.
to be prepared to attend college.
to be able to read the Bible.
9
Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
People had lost their faith.
Success comes from making money.
Farm life is better than city life.
Women are not as educated as men.
10
1 in 20 colonists lived
in cities
on farms
in Europe
in Georgia
11
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.
12
People in the lowest social class who agreed to work with no pay for a specific amount of time, then gain their freedom
Enslaved people
Indentured servants
Blacksmiths
Patroons
13
What slowed the growth of public education in the
Middle Colonies
?
discipline problems.
little interest in education.
religious differences.
lack of materials.
14
The lawmaking body in England is called
Parliament
Magna Carta
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
15
A settlement governed by another country is called a
Unincorporated Territory
Desert island
Foreign Entity
Colony
16
How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
The king was denied power over citizens.
Citizens were able to choose the monarch
Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.
Laws were established by representatives of the citizens.
17
How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
It encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.
It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.
It created anti-colonial sentiment.
It established an army.
18
9 out of 10 colonists
was enslaved
lived in cities
owned their own business
lived on a farm
19
The "Middle Passage" refers to
the non-existent water route through North America
the Triangle Trade route that brought African slaves to the Americas
the second paragraph of the Magna Carta
the Mayflower's voyage to Plymouth
20
What were "Blue Laws?"
Laws that encouraged bad behavior
Rules that enforced strict dress codes
Laws that forbade certain activities on Sundays
Laws that outlawed witchcraft and wizardry
21
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
Parliament
political parties
self-government
monarch
