U.S. History-Chapter 2.6

In which colony was the first colonial printing press built?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• New York

During the colonial period, what was an apprentice?

• He worked for a master tradesman in order to learn a trade or a craft.

• He was a wealthy landowner.

• He was a wealthy slaveowner.

• He was a middle class merchant.

What name was given to the religious revival that emerged in the 1730s and 1740s?

• Renaissance

• Great Awakening

• Novus Ordo

• Antidisestablismentarianism

What types of people were included among the "gentry" class?

• They were church officials and bishops.

• They were responsible for expanding the slave trade by holding auctions.

• They were wealthy planters, merchants, ministers, successful lawyers and royal officials.

• They were artisans and tradesmen.

When it was opened in 1638, what was the purpose of Harvard College?

• It was established for those pursuing careers in the field of Law.

• It was a college that was geared toward those going into politics.

• Its goal was to educate future ministers.

• It was originally established as a military academy.

Which colony set up the first public school system?

• New York

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

Why was New York publisher John Peter Zenger arrested?

• He was arrested for failing to pay taxes in his original colony, Massachusetts.

• He was arrested for spying on New York's governor and reporting the information to Britain's king.

• He was arrested for publishing stories that criticized the governor.

• He was arrested for deserting the army.

Which social class of people included farmers, craftsworkers and tradesmen?

• royal officials

• middle class

• indentured servants

• gentry

What were indentured servants?

• People who sighed contracts to worked to pay a sponsor back for bringing them to the colonies.

• They were people who sponsored another person's voyage from Europe to the Americas.

• They were criminals who had to work the land for farmers because a prison system did not exist in the colonies.

• They were white slaves who were bought and sold at auctions.

How did women who were indentured servants shorten their term of servitude?

• They paid taxes.

• They agreed to work as teachers.

• They became nurses or nuns.

• They got married.