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Ch. 6 Life in the English Colonies
Contributed by: Beacham
  • 1. Which of the following BEST describes a triangular trade route?
A) a voyage with two stops before returning home
B) a voyage with three stops before returning home
C) a voyage with three stops that does not return home
D) a voyage with one stop before returning home
  • 2. Which of the following did NOT help slaves keep their African culture alive
A) supporting each other
B) banjos
C) drums
D) books
  • 3. Why did many of the colonists want to leave Europe?
A) to escape the harsh winters
B) for the opportunity to search for gold
C) to escape religious persecution
D) to travel across the ocean in search of riches
  • 4. What was one disadvantage of being an apprentice?
A) rarely getting a day off
B) learning a valuable skill
C) becoming an artisan
D) training with an experienced person
  • 5. What was school like in the colonies?
A) students separated by age
B) many classes and many teachers
C) students of all ages in just one room
D) students separated by reading ability
  • 6. What was one way slaves resisted slavery?
A) worked harder
B) taught apprentices
C) attempted escapes
D) earned money
  • 7. What was one characteristic of colonial towns?
A) community is self-sufficient
B) most work done by slaves
C) farming community
D) streets crowded with people
  • 8. Why were the Middle Colonies known as the “breadbasket of the colonies”?
A) They milled flour and shipped it to other colonies.
B) They baked bread and shipped it to other colonies.
C) They wove baskets for all the colonies.
D) They made baskets for bread for all the colonies.
  • 9. Which of the following was NOT a cash crop for the Southern Colonies?
A) wheat
B) rice
C) tobacco
D) indigo
  • 10. What was one of the most popular books in the 13 colonies?
A) The Boston News-Letter
B) The Tall Tales of the Times
C) The New York-Weekly Journal
D) Poor Richard’s Almanac
  • 11. What did the slaves contribute to society during colonial times?
A) They rebelled against their owners.
B) Their family members were sometimes sold.
C) They often died during the journey to North America.
D) They had a variety of skills that could be used in cities and on plantations.
  • 12. Which of the following was NOT started by Benjamin Franklin in the city of Philadelphia?
A) public library
B) hospital
C) volunteer fire department
D) hotel
  • 13. Which was the most important building in a colonial New England town?
A) the blacksmith workshop
B) the general store
C) the mill
D) the meeting house
  • 14. Which of the following describes most slavery in the South?
A) Slaves were able to earn money with extra jobs at night.
B) Slaves worked in stores and inns.
C) Slaves worked on plantations.
D) Slaves worked in towns and cities.
  • 15. Which of the following was NOT grown on a Southern plantation?
A) rice
B) pineapple
C) indigo
D) tobacco
  • 16. Which of the following were common foods in the colonies?
A) orange juice
B) fish stew with vegetables
C) bananas
D) oatmeal with raisins
  • 17. Which of the following was NOT a job available to English colonists?
A) cooper
B) miller
C) engineer
D) surveyor
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