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: