History (Unit 2) Quiz 3

Philadelphia was known for its country atmosphere because of the many large parks. True/False

True

Philadelphia's market days brought people from many countries together. True/False

True

Puritans chose to live in communities rather than on individual farms. True/False

True

Skilled craftsmen traveled around the countryside offering their services. True/False

True

Some slave owners justified their use of slaves by claiming that the African slaves were accustomed to the warm weather. True/False

True

The Dutch enjoyed bowling, ice skating, and sledding. True/False

True

The Puritan life centered around the church. True/False

True

The many natural waterways provided cheap movement of goods to market. True/False

True

The people of the Middle Colonies practiced different lifestyles of different nations. True/False

True

Plantation children might be instructed by the following people except who?

Village schoolmaster

A social gathering for work.

Bee

The plantation workshops included what?

Carpenters shop; Blacksmith; Meat-churning room

The plantation waterway provided the following services except: -Transportation of products to the city -Travel to church -Commercial fishing -Travel to neighboring plantations

Commercial Fishing

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 what?

Economy

Because of persecution, the Puritans held secret church services. True/False

False

Education was not important to Puritans. True/False

False

Farmers knew little beyond agriculture. True/False

False

Market day was strictly for business. True/False

False

Middle Colony farms were very close together for visiting. True/False

False

New Amsterdam homes were one-story homes with Dutch doors and large yards. True/False

False

Philadelphia had canals leading throughout the city. True/False

False

Puritans lived in communities for convenience to their businesses and protection from attack. True/False

False

Sunday was a time for church, fellowship, and cooking. True/False

False

The main reason the London Company sponsored Jamestown was to form a colony allowing religious freedom. True/False

False

The main occupation of the Middle Colonies was what?

Farming

The middle colonies had ____________ land and _________ winters than New England.

Fertile; Shorter

Select the main exports of New England:

Fish; Lumber; Fur; Ships

New England's most profitable industries were _______ and _______.

Fishing; Shipbuilding

Family farms grew ____ for making cloth.

Flax

Which characterizes the geographical advantages of Southern farming?

Good weather; Waterways; Fertile land

The main product of the Middle Colonies was what?

Grains

Europeans working in exchange for their passage were called what?

Indentured servants

What plant creates blue dye?

Indigo

The master's home had everything besides what?

Indoor Kitchen

Southerners couldn't enjoy what?

Lawn Bowing

The Southern family couldn't enjoy what?

Market Day

Why was money scarce when crops produced a good profit?

Money was scarce cause profit had to be sent to England to pay the debts they had. They also used this money to get the necessary goods shipped to them.

What two cities were port cities?

New Amsterdam and Philadelphia

The main port city of the Middle colonies was what?

Philadelphia

What are large farms called?

Plantations

Plantation residents didn't have what?

Preachers

A piece of needlework on which a girl showed the stitches she knew.

Sampler

African captives who were forced to work were called what?

Slaves

Wooden frames with holes for a person's hands and feet.

Stocks

What crop did John Rolfe first successfully plant?

Tabbaco

What were the three surplus crops of the South.

Tabbaco; Rice; Indigo

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 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.

Large projects, like house building, were done together by the community. True/False

True

Which animal was hunted to make such products as oil and corsets?

Whale

Select the reasons why agriculture was not very profitable in New England.

Winters were long; The soil was not fertile