Chapter 4 Life in the Colonies

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9 out of 10 colonists...

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lived on small family farms.

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Compared to today's cities, colonial cities were very...

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small.

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The Magna Carta, which was signed by King John in 1215, made it clear that...

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even the king of England must obey the law.

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The English Bill of Rights was important to colonists because it

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spelled out the rights they had as English citizens.

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The right to petition in the English Bill of Rights gave citizens the right to...

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ask the government to do something or make a change.

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The term blue laws has come to mean laws that...

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forbid certain activities on Sunday.

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In the colonies, the simplest way to climb the social ladder was by...

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making a lot of money.

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Unlike colonists from Europe, Africans came to America...

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as slaves against their will.

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What leisure time activity are the people in this picture enjoying? Options: town meeting, billiards game, quilting bee, card playing

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quilting bee

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One could usually tell someone's social class in the colonies by that person's... (favorite foods, style of dress, religious faith, family size)

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style of dress