Ch. 4 Lesson 1: Life in the colonies (M)

Ch. 4 Lesson 1: Life in the colonies (M)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In New England, long winters and thin, rocky soil made large-scale farming difficult. Most farmers here practiced subsistence farming (suhb • SIS • tuhns)—producing enough to meet the needs of their families, with little left over to sell or trade.


Why did most New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

they had fertile soil

long winters and thin, rocky soil

they did not know how to farm

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Throughout New England were many small businesses. Nearly every town had a mill for grinding grain or sawing lumber.

Shipbuilding was an important New England industry. The lumber for building ships came from the region's forests.


Which was NOT a way of making money in New England?

growing cotton

shipbuilding

running a grain mill

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fishing was also important. Some New Englanders ventured far out to sea to hunt whales for oil and whalebone.


Why did colonists from New England hunt whales?

to make clothing

for the meat

for oil and whalebone

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most people in the Middle Colonies were farmers. This region enjoyed more fertile soil and a slightly milder climate than New England. Farmers here plowed and planted larger areas of land and produced bigger harvests than did New Englanders.


What 2 conditions made farming in the Middle Colonies better than in the New England colonies?

cold winters and many harbors

fertile soil and slightly milder climate

more land and better workers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Farmers in the Middle Colonies sent wheat and livestock for shipment to New York City and Philadelphia, which became busy ports. By 1760, New York, with 14,000 people, and Philadelphia, with 19,000 people, were two of the largest cities in the American colonies.


By 1760, which city was larger, New York or Philadelphia?

New York

Philadelphia

Boston

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Farmers in the Middle Colonies sent wheat and livestock for shipment to New York City and Philadelphia, which became busy ports. By 1760, New York, with 14,000 people, and Philadelphia, with 19,000 people, were two of the largest cities in the American colonies.


Which was an important cash crop in the Middle Colonies?

wheat

cotton

rice

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Middle Colonies attracted many Scotch-Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish settlers. Using agricultural methods developed in Europe, these immigrants became successful farmers. They gave the Middle Colonies a cultural diversity (duh • VUHR • suh • tee), or variety, not found in New England.


Based what you read above, how were the Middle Colonies different from the New England colonies?

methods of farming

types of industries

cultural diversity

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