Chapter 4: Life in the American Colonies Review

What was the main cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia?

• Rice

• Tobacco

• Corn

• Wheat

What did the people in the New England Colonies use to power their grain and lumber mills?

• water power from oceans

• wind power from windmills

• water power from streams

• solar power

Which group of people were allowed to vote in the colonies?

• all men

• everyone

• white men that owned land

• rich men

In a ________ colony, the owners would choose the their own governor.

• charter

• royal

• proprietary

The _______ ________ controlled the flow of goods to and from the colonies.

• Navigation Acts

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• Merchants Pledge

How did the colonists feel about education.

• They felt it was not that important.

• They felt it was very important.

During the ______ there was a increased interest in science.

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening

• French and Indian War

• Merchant's Pledge

During the __________, people called for a return to the strong faith (religion) of earlier days.

• Colonial Movement

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• French and Indian War

____________ court case was an important step in the development of free press in America.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• William Pitt

• John Peter Zenger

What were William Pitt's two goals for the French and Indian War?

• to change the religious beliefs of the French

• to open up the Ohio River Valley

• to force the colonists out of America

• to conquer French Canada