Ch. 4 Life in the Colonies

Plantations with slave labor were found mainly in the

• southern colonies
• middle colonies
• New England colonies
• backcountry

Slave codes were designed to

• control the lives of slaves
• keep slaves from being punished
• manage the slave auctions
• help slaves purchase their freedom

John Peter Zenger was best known for

• winning a case about freedom of the press
• writing a book about the Enlightenment
• starting the first college in New Jersey
• being a famous preacher 

Which region emphasized education the most? 

• New England colonies
• Middle colonies
• Southern colonies
• the tidewater 

Which region had few cash crops because of poor soil and climate? 

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Tidewater

Which region was the most diverse? 

• Middle
• New England
• Backcountry
• Southern

A religious revival in the colonies was known as the 

• Great Awakening
• Enlightenment
• Age of Reason
• Revivalist Era

Producing just enough to meet immediate needs

• subsistence farming

• cash crop

• import

• mercantilism

Which of the following was important to the economy of the New England colonies?

• shipbuilding

• cash crops

• plantations

• iron

Divine rights

• were rights given from God to the people

• were rights given to the wealthy from the King.

• gave citizens the power to overthrow their leader.

• were rights given from God to the King.