Life in the American Colonies 3 & 4

What helped to create the population growth in the colonies? Check all that apply.

• immigrants

• aliens

• enslaved people

• Native Americans

What were the roles of the mother in Colonial America? Check all that apply.

• Head of Household

• Ran the Household

• Cared for the children

• Apprentice

What was on thing a widow could not do in Colonial America?

• Run a business

• Teach

• Vote

• Cook

The Great Awakening was _________________.

• a return to strong religious faith.

• a movement in Europe placing value on knowledge, reason, and science.

• a movement toward freedom of the press.

• a time when the colonist woke up.

Education was NOT valued in the colonies.

• True

• False

What was the cause of the literacy rate being high in New England?

• Colonist liked math

• Freedom of the Press

• Wanting people to be able to read the Bible

• People attended private schools

Private schools in the middle colonies were run by married women and widows.

• True

• False

The case involving _________________________ was what brought the freedom of the press to the public's attention.

• Ben Franklin

• Jonathan Edwards

• George Whitefield

• John Peter Zenger

Democratic ideas, practices, and values are known as civic virtues.

• True

• False

Who built Fort Duquesne?

• British

• Native Americans

• French

• Militia