Chapter 6 Life In 13 Colonies

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1.

Who was sued for libel for protesting a colonial governor?
- A.
  
  Nathaniel Bacon
- B.
  
  John Peter Zenger
- C.
  
  Sir Edmond Andros
- D.
  
  Edward Braddock
2.

Another name for a New England church?
- A.
  
  Meetinghouse
- B.
  
  Frontier
- C.
  
  Church
- D.
  
  Urban
3.

What do we call an area that contains few towns and cities?
- A.
  
  Urban
- B.
  
  Town
- C.
  
  Rural
- D.
  
  Large
4.

What do we call an area that contains large cities and towns?
- A.
  
  Rural
- B.
  
  Town
- C.
  
  Urban
- D.
  
  Small
5.

Where were community decisions made in New England?
- A.
  
  Town meetings
- B.
  
  Frontier
- C.
  
  In congress
- D.
  
  At the white house
6.

What was the first crop grown in Virginia to bring a profit?
- A.
  
  Rice
- B.
  
  Indigo
- C.
  
  Grain
- D.
  
  Tabacco
7.

Who led a raid against the Native Americans in 1676?
- A.
  
  Nathaniel Bacon
- B.
  
  John Peter Zenger
- C.
  
  King William
- D.
  
  Martha
8.

Which of the following is not an example of a cash crop from the Southern Colonies?
- A.
  
  Indigo
- B.
  
  Timber
- C.
  
  Rice
- D.
  
  Tabacco
9.

The triangular trade routes connected New England, the West Indies, and?
- A.
  
  West Africa
- B.
  
  Southern Europe
- C.
  
  Asia
- D.
  
  France
10.

The Massachusetts School Law of 1647?
- A.
  
  Established the first public school system in the colonies
- B.
  
  Established the first college
- C.
  
  Required special training for teachers
- D.
  
  Required all children to go to school
11.

The first colonial colleges taught?
- A.
  
  Men and women
- B.
  
  Men
- C.
  
  Teachers
- D.
  
  Only white men
12.

Puritan life was centered around?
- A.
  
  Politics
- B.
  
  Religion
- C.
  
  Sports
- D.
  
  Business
13.

Rich soil, mild climate and long growing season were characteristic of?
- A.
  
  New England
- B.
  
  The Southeast
- C.
  
  The Middle Colonies
- D.
  
  The South
14.

The institution of slavery became most popular among?
- A.
  
  New England merchants
- B.
  
  Southern farmers
- C.
  
  Farmers from the Middle Colonies
- D.
  
  Southern plantation owners
15.

The Navigation Acts?
- A.
  
  Kept English sailors from deserting
- B.
  
  Controlled colonial trade
- C.
  
  Monitored trade with Native Americans
- D.
  
  Suppressed riots in the colonies
16.

Since they all faced the same dangers and hardships, families in which area developed a spirit of equality?
- A.
  
  New England Colonies
- B.
  
  Middle Colonies
- C.
  
  The frontier
- D.
  
  Southern Colonies
17.

Most colonies had an appointed governor and a legislature with two houses-the?
- A.
  
  Senate and the house of representatives
- B.
  
  Council and assembly
- C.
  
  Senate and assembly
- D.
  
  High house and low house
18.

Which of the following was not an industry in New England?
- A.
  
  Fishing
- B.
  
  Shipbuilding
- C.
  
  Whaling
- D.
  
  Large-scale agriculture
19.

Children in the Middle Colonies were taught by tutors or in?
- A.
  
  Missions
- B.
  
  Public schools
- C.
  
  Plantation schools
- D.
  
  Private schools
20.

In New England, town meetings were an early form of?
- A.
  
  The separation of church and state
- B.
  
  Democracy
- C.
  
  Protest
- D.
  
  Militias
21.

The Southern Colonies were considered rural because they had?
- A.
  
  High industrialization
- B.
  
  Few towns and only one large city
- C.
  
  Many towns and cities
- D.
  
  Many ports and controlled trade
22.

Bacon's rebellion was?
- A.
  
  a rebellion against King Charles ll
- B.
  
  A civil war between colonists and the governor's troops
- C.
  
  A colonial raid against the Native Americans
- D.
  
  A revolt against high taxes
23.

The Southern Colonies had few major port cities because many planters?
- A.
  
  Built extensive roads
- B.
  
  Lived on the ocean
- C.
  
  Did not need trade
- D.
  
  Had their own docks
24.

Nathaniel Bacon led 300 farmers in a raid against who?
- A.
  
  The church
- B.
  
  Native Americans
- C.
  
  The king
- D.
  
  The queen
25.

The route between Africa and America became known as?
- A.
  
  Middle Passage
- B.
  
  The yellow brick road
- C.
  
  The West Indies stop
- D.
  
  The Slave road