Scots-Irish and German settlers

occupied lands in the back country

Which of the following was true about education in the southern colonies?

Some would walk miles to borrow a book

Whic of the following is not true about education in the colonies?

Literacy was lowest in the New England colonies.

Epidemics in the colonies were more common during the eighteenth-century than previous colonies because

crowded cities helped to spread diseases

Which of the following was not characteristic of early colonial settlers?

All houses followed a standard pattern

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

the population was scattered in rural areas

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1
Rice was a crop in
the frontier
the South
New England
the middle colonies
2
Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because
life expectancy was shorter
there were more men than women
parents were more lenient
there were more women than men
3
Which one of the following foods was already in North America when the Europeans came to settle?
corn
melons
bananas
coffee
4
Scots-Irish and German settlers
came to America in small numbers
occupied lands in the back country
stayed mostly on the coast
were outnumbered by the Swedes and the French
5
Which of the following was not an epidemic that seriously reduced the population of New England
dysentery
diphtheria
polio
smallpox
6
Puritans enjooyed few pleasures in their lives.
False
True
7
Which of the following was true about education in the southern colonies?
public libraries were unheard of
Some would walk miles to borrow a book
the majority went to a village school
private tutors were not an option
8
Which type of food was not considered standard fare for a colonial meal?
cranberry tarts
corn meal
salt pork
greens
9
The Pennsylvania Dutch were
settlers in New York
German immigrants
immigrants from New Netherland
Dutch settlers in the middle colonies
10
What were dame schools?
private schools run by tutors
plantation schools in the South
college prep schools for upper-class girls
village schools in New England
11
Whic of the following is not true about education in the colonies?
There were college graduates
The Protestant Reformation had an effect on education.
Literacy was lowest in the New England colonies.
The Bible was taught in colonial schools.
12
Infant death rates in the colonies were
lower than in Europe
as high as 50 percent of liove births
the highest in the world at the time
higher than in Europe
13
Epidemics in the colonies were more common during the eighteenth-century than previous colonies because
medical knowledge was declining
new diseases arrived from Europe
Indians spread new diseases
crowded cities helped to spread diseases
14
Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called?
indenture
literacy
a covenant
catechism
15
Few Germans wanted to move to the backcountry.
True
False
16
Which of the following was not characteristic of early colonial settlers?
More children survived than in Europe
What you ate depended on your income
Settlements generally flourished
All houses followed a standard pattern
17
Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to
study the classics
prepare for high-paying careers
read the Bible
learn self-discipline
18
Children were an important labor source on colonial farms.
True
False
19
In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because
the Germans and the Scots-Irish opposed schools
the cities were overcrowded
the population was scattered in rural areas
parents did not value education
20
A well-known minister in the colonies
Cotton Mather
Devereux Jarratt
John Copely
Benjamin Franklin

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