Chapter 4 Life in the Colonies

9 out of 10 colonists...

• worked in shops and stores.
• attend free public stores.
• came to America as slaves.
• lived on small family farms.

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

• large.
• small.
• noisy.
• quiet. 

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

• only Parliament had the power to impose taxes. 
• the people had the right to petition the government.
• even the king of England must obey the law. 
• the king did not have to share power with anyone.

The English Bill of Rights was important to colonists because it

• spelled out the rights they had as English citizens. 
• gave them the right to elect members of Parliament.
• defined crimes and punishments for the colonists.
• ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors. 

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

• choose how they should be punished for minor crimes.
• ask the government to do something or make a change. 
• educate their children in church schools or at home. 
• organize fairs with contests and entertainments.

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

• forbid certain activities on Sunday.
• call for lawbreakers to be shamed.
• impose the death penalty on criminals.
• outlaw witchcraft and evil spells.

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

• inheriting a title. 
• getting an education.
• making a lot of money.
• attending church regularly. 

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

• hoping to build better lives.
• to escape poverty.
• in search of religious freedom.
• as slaves against their will.

What leisure time activity are the people in this picture enjoying?

• town meeting 
• billiards game
• quilting bee
• card playing 

One could usually tell someone's social class in the colonies by that person's...

• favorite foods
• style of dress
• religious faith 
• family size