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100
The name of the King of England during the French and Indian War?
Who was, King George II.
100
Which colonies required public schools?
What is the Northern Colonies.
100
What portion of the colonial population lived in cities?
What is, 1 out of 20 people.
100
What is the portion of the colonial population that lived on farms?
What is 9 out of 10 people.
100
What colonial region did slavery expand the most rapidly?
What is the Southern colonies.
200
What two adjectives best describe a Puritan church service? Explain.
What is mandatory, strict, or long.
200
English colonists expected the same rights as__________?
Who are the English citizens.
200
Describe what a city street during colonial times looked and sounded like.
What is crowded and noisy; filled with people and animals.
200
True or False. Farmers bought most of their goods from city markets.
What is False. Farmers made nearly everything they used.
200
In what colony did slavery begin?
What is Virginia.
300
Why was the Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
What is, it placed the power to make laws and impose taxes in the hands of elected representatives of the people in Parliament.
300
This person wrote Poor Richard's Almanac, an annual book that contained weather predictions, planting advice for farmers, and information on other useful subjects. He was able to retire at the age of 42 and spent the rest of his life as a scientist, inventor, political leader, diplomat, and national postmaster.
Who is "Benjamin Franklin."
300
Where was life focused around in cities and why?
What is the docks. This is where goods were bought and sold.
300
Describe 3 facts about the home of a farm family.
What is: 1. A single room 2. A fireplace 3. A parent bed that houses a collapsable structure underneath it for children to pull out and sleep on. 4. Could contain a loft accessed by a ladder by the chimney.
300
List the Northern Colonies:
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
400
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies? A. monarchy B. Parliament C. political parties D. self-government
What is, self-government.
400
Daily Double: Who was the King of England beginning in 1760. He is often remembered as "The Mad King"
Who was King George III.
400
These structures were made of wood with thatched roofs. Fire was a hazard because of their construction and closeness to one another.
What are "homes."
400
What is one of the most dangerous jobs on a farm?
What is "cooking." Fire was dangerous, always burning, and food was cooked in giant heavy pots with basic cooking instruments.
400
List the Middle Atlantic Colonies.
What is New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
500
How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
What is encouraged the idea of liberty, equality, and self-reliance.
500
Who's position was fixed at the bottom of colonial society? These people were mistreated both physically and mentally; forced to leave their homes and families to work for unknown people who called themselves Masters.
Who were "African Slaves."
500
True or False. Streets smelled pleasant from the aromas of restaurants and markets.
What is false. Streets smelled of garbage and sewage.
500
What was the first and hardest task that farmer families had to face.
What is, clearing the land of trees with basic tools such as an axe and saw.
500
Name the Southern Colonies:
What is Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.