History: Preparing for Quiz 3
Philadelphia's market days brought people from many countries together. True or False
True
Puritans chose to live in communities rather than on individual farms. True or False
True
Skilled craftsmen traveled around the countryside offering their services. True or False
True
Some slaveowners justified their use of slaves by claiming that the African slaves were accustomed to the warm weather. True or False
True
The Dutch enjoyed bowling, ice skating, and sledding. True or False
True
The Puritan life centered around the church. True or False
True
The many natural waterways provided cheap movement of goods to market. True or False
True
The people of the Middle Colonies practiced different lifestyles of different nations. True or False
True
Select the main exports of New England:
fish, lumber, furs, and ships
Family farms grew ______________ for making cloth.
flax
The Southern family enjoyed all of the following events:
fox hunts the arrival of the ship from England horse races
The main product of the Middle Colonies was ___________________.
grains
Europeans working in exchange for their passage were:
indentured servants
Plantation residents included all of the following people:
indentured servants field managers black slaves
___________________ is a plant from which blue dye is made.
indigo
Which of the following characterizes the geographical advantages of Southern farming?
mild climate many waterways level fertile land
The Middle Colonies had ____________________ soil and _____________________ winters than New England.
more fertile shorter
Since tobacco required space, the land was divided into large farms called:
plantations
A piece of needlework on which a girl showed the stitches she knew.
sampler
New England's most profitable industries were fishing and ______________________.
shipbuilding
African captives who were forced to work were called:
slaves
A wooden frame with holes for a person's hands and feet.
stocks
What crop did John Rolfe first successfully plant?
tabacco
Any ban on a practice or on the use of something; prohibition.
taboo
A _____________________ is one who repairs or makes clothes to order.
tailor
A mixture of animal fats, refined for use in making candles.
tallow
Select the three surplus crops of the South:
tobacco, rice, and indigo
The plantation waterway provided the following services:
transportation of products to the city travel to church travel to neighboring plantations
Which animal was hunted to make such products as oil and corsets?
whale
Why was money scarce when crops produced a good profit?
The money was scarce when crops produced a good profit because whenever gold or silver was earned from exported products, it had to be sent to England to pay debts or to import needed goods.
Because of persecution, the Puritans held secret church services. True or False
False
Education was not important to Puritans. True or False
False
Farmers knew little beyond agriculture. True or False
False
Market day was strictly for business. True or False
False
Middle Colony farms were very close together for visiting. True or False
False
New Amsterdam homes were one-story homes with Dutch doors and large yards. True or False
False
Philadelphia had canals leading throughout the city. True or False
False
Puritans lived in communities for convenience to their businesses and protection from attack. True or False
False
Sunday was a time for church, fellowship, and cooking. True or False
False
The main reason the London Company sponsored Jamestown was to form a colony allowing religious freedom. True or False
False
A main port city of the Middle Colonies was:
Philadelphia
The main occupation of the Middle Colonies was:
farming
Select the reasons why agriculture was not very profitable in New England.
The winters were long. The soil was not very fertile.
Select the reasons why industries grew slowly in New England.
There was not much money to invest in industries. The king did not encourage industries in the colonies.
Both Philadelphia and New Amsterdam were port cities. True or False
True
Large projects, like house building, were done together by the community. True or False
True
Philadelphia was known for its country atmosphere because of the many large parks. True or False
True
Plantation children might be instructed by the following people:
an indentured servant mother a teacher
The master's home had all the following features:
balconies a front porch gardens
A social gathering for work.
bee
The plantation included the following workshops:
carpenter's shop blacksmith meat-curing room
Plantation families got together for the following events:
church visits sports events
Southerners enjoyed all of the following sports:
cockfights horse racing fox hunts
A school taught by a woman in her home.
dame school
The vocabulary word meaning management of the money, materials, and resources of a government or community is _____________________.
economy
