Cities & Farms
Why did the cities smell putrid?
The sewers and trash on the streets.
What did King John agree to sign in 1215?
Magna Carta
What year were the first African slaves brought to the American colonies?
1619
Where were Puritan church services held?
The town meetinghouse
True or False. Women outnumbered men in the colonies.
False/cap
Why was the fireplace so important for a farm family?
It was used to cook and provide warmth.
In which town and state were 19 people put to death for being accused of witchcraft?
Salem, Massachusetts
From what region of Africa were most slaves taken?
West Africa
Which of the three groups of colonies had the best school systems?
New England
What was the name of the disease that killed many children, especially in the Middle and Southern colony families?
Malaria
How would settlers stop a fire?
Many colonists would form a double line from a water source to the burning house passing buckets of water to put out the fire.
Name 2 crimes that were punishable by death penalty?
Denying God, murder, treason, piracy
Why did Benjamin Franklin and others from the Middle and New England colonies stop owning slaves?
Hiring workers when needed cost less than owning slaves.
What was the Great Awakening of the 1730s?
A movement to help spread the the idea that everyone was equal in the eyes of God.
Germans introduced a form of community help called, house or barn raising. What was this?
Neighbors joining together to build a house or barn in one day.
Grease burning in metal containers were known as...
English bill of Rights
What was the name of the ocean crossing from Africa to the Americas?
Middle Passage
In what way were Puritans reminded to go to church on Sundays?
By sounding a drum or horn.
What was a "chopping bee?"
Helping to clear the trees off the land.
What book made Benjamin Franklin rich and famous?
Poor Richard's Almanac
Name the most shameful way in which breaking the Sabbath was punishable.
Being locked in the town stocks.
Name at least 3 jobs that slaves would do. (100 extra points per extra job listed)
Farmers, nurses, carpenters, blacksmiths, drivers, servants, gardeners, midwives.
Which of the three groups of colonies opted to tutor children as the main form of education?
Southern
What was the average amount of children in a household? Why?
7-10 children. To help with household chores.