2019 or 1776?

The richest 10% of Americans owned 70% of wealth. Is this from:

• 2019

• 1776

• 1945

• 1865

George Washington owned 36000 acres of land and made over 3200 pounds which is ______________ in today's dollars.

• $1,000,000

• $75,000

• $225,000

• $100,000

In 1776, in parts of Virginia, and the Carolinas, 10% of taxpayers owned more than 75% of the property.

• True

• False

Harvard paid its professors 100 pounds a year. How much did lawyers make in 1776?

• 200 pounds

• 500 pounds

• 10000 pounds

• 3000 pounds

A colonial coach was around 200 pounds. What does this equal in today's dollars?

• $12,000

• $45,0000

• $5,000

• $1,000

By 1776, the colonies created an economy __________ the size of England's economy.

• 10%

• 90%

• 40%

• 300%

In 1790, what percent of the colonial population was English?

• 61%

• 82%

• 92%

• 42%

Most history states that there were NO dentists in the colonies. What did people use for fake teeth?

• wood

• horse teeth

• hippopotamus ivory

• dog bone

How much did the first violinist make for the St. Cecelia Society of Boston? (orchestra) (in today's dollars)

• $25,000

• $40,000

• $100,000

• $5,000

crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas. Examples are cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and cotton

• slavery

• indentured servant

• cash crops

• Triangular Trade