SS chapter 6 Review

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT started by Benjamin Franklin in the city of Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

hotel

Question 2

What was school like in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

many students in one room with one teacher

Question 3

Which of the following describes most slavery in the South?

Accepted Answer

Slaves worked on plantations

Question 4

What did the slaves contribute to society during colonial times?

Accepted Answer

skills that could be used in a variety of ways

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a job available to English colonists?

Accepted Answer

engineer

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a cash crop for the Southern Colonies?

Accepted Answer

wheat

Question 7

What was one way slaves resisted slavery?

Accepted Answer

tried to escape

Question 8

Why did many of the colonists want to leave Europe?

Accepted Answer

to escape religious persecution

Question 9

Which of the following were common foods in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

fish and vegetables

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT grown on a Southern Plantation?

Accepted Answer

pineapple

Question 11

What was one characteristic of colonial towns?

Accepted Answer

they were self-sufficient

Question 12

Which was the most important building in a colonial New England town?

Accepted Answer

the meeting house

Question 13

What was one of the most popular books in the 13 colonies?

Accepted Answer

"Poor Richard's Almanac"

Question 14

Which of the following BEST describes a triangular trade route?

Accepted Answer

two stops before returning home

Question 15

What was one disadvantage of being an apprentice?

Accepted Answer

no days off

Question 16

Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "breadbasket of the colonies?"

Accepted Answer

They milled flour for other colonies

Question 17

Which of the following did NOT help slaves keep their African culture alive?

Accepted Answer

books

Questions 17