history quiz 3, unit 2
market day
The Southern family enjoyed all of the following events except: the arrival of the ship from England horse races market day fox hunts
an inside kitchen
The master's home had all the following features except: balconies an inside kitchen a front porch gardens
mill
The plantation included the following workshops except: meat-curing room carpenter's shop mill blacksmith
commerical fishing
The plantation waterway provided the following services except: travel to neighboring plantations transportation of products to the city travel to church commercial fishing
true
large projects, like house building, were done together by the community
economy
management of the money, materials and resources of a government community
false
market day was strictly for business
false
middle colony farms were very close together
false
new amsterdam homes were one-story homes with Dutch doors and large yards
tailor
one who repairs or makes clothes to order
false
philadelphia had canals leading throughout the city
true
philadelphia was known for its country atmosphere because of the many large parks
true
puritans chose to live in communities rather than on individual farms
false
puritans lived in communities for convenience to their businesses and protection from attack
furs fish ships lumber
select the main exports of New England:
the soil was not very fertile the winters were long
select the reasons why agriculture was not very profitable in New England
the king did not encourage industries in the colonies there was not musch money to invest in the industries
select the reasons why industries grew slowly in New England.
indigo tobacco rice
select the three surplus crops of the south:
plantation
since tobacco required space, the land was divided into large farms called:
true
skilled craftsmen traveled around the countryside offering their services
true
some slaveowners justified their use of slves by claiming that the African slaves were accustomed to the warm weather
false
sunday was a time for church, fellowship, and cooking
true
the dutch enjoyed bowling, ice skating, and sledding
farming
the main occupation of the middle colonies was:
grains
the main product of the middle colonies was:
false
the main reason the london Company sponsored Jamestown was to form a colony allowing religious freedom
true
the many natural waterways provided cheap movement of goods to the market
more fertile shorter
the middle colonies had ___________ soil and _________ winters than new england
true
the people of the middle colonies practiced different lifestyles of different nations
true
the puritan life was centered around the church
diversify
to give variety
tobacco
what crop did John Rolfe first successfully plant
whale
which animal was hunted to make such products as oil and corsets?
many waterways level fertile land mild climate
which of the following characterizes the geographical advantages of Southern farming
shipbuilding
New England's most profitable industries were fishing and ___________
true
Philadelphia's market days brought people from many countries together
village schoolmaster
Plantation children might be instructed by the following people except: a teacher mother village schoolmaster an indentured servant
exporting tobacco
Plantation families got together for the following events except: exporting tobacco sports events visits church
preachers
Plantation residents included all of the following people except: preachers black slaves field managers indentured servants
lawn bowling
Southerners enjoyed all of the following sports except: lawn bowling horse racing cockfights fox hunts
false
farmers knew little beyond agriculture
Philadelphia
a main port city of the middle colonies was:
tallow
a mixture of animal fats
samplerq
a piece of needlework on which a girl showed the stitches she knew
indigo
a plant from which blue dye is made
flax
a plant that bears the fiber used in making linen cloth
dame school
a school taught by a woman in her home
bee
a social gathering for work
stocks
a wooden frame with holes for a persons hands and feet
slaves
african captives who were forced to work were called:
taboo
any ban on a practice or on the use of something
false
because of persecution, the puritans held secret church services
true
both philadelphia and New Amsterdam were port cities
false
education was not important to the puritans
indentured servants
europeans working in exchange for their passage were:
