Life in the 13 Colonies

Which of these is NOT true about education in the NEW ENGLAND colonies?

• There were schools in every town.

• School was used to teach kids how to read the Bible.

• Boys and girls received equal education.

• Girls only learned basic reading and math.

New England's economy was based on:

• Fishing, Whaling, and Ship building

• Plantations and slavery

• Art and music

• Farming grains, wheat, and corn.

True or False:

The main type of Christianity in the New England colonies were the Puritans.

• True

• False

Which group of the 13 colonies was known as the Bread Basket colonies?

• The Southern Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Eastern Colonies

What was the main type of Christianity in the Middle colonies?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Anglicans

• Baptists

True or False:

If you lived in the Southern Colonies, you HAD to go to church and pay taxes to the church.

• False

• True

What was the major source of profit in the economy of the Southern colonies?

• Fishing, Whaling, and Ship Building

• Bread

• Plantations and Slavery

• Art

What was the main Christian religions in the Southern Colonies?

• Quakers

• Buddhist

• Puritans

• Anglicans and Baptists

Which group of the 13 colonies was the most religiously tolerant?

• The New England Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

Why were the Middle Colonies called the Bread Basket colonies?

• They grew grains, wheat, and corn.

• The colonist hated bread.

• New England and the Southern colonies sold them bread.

• They were not called that.