Colonial America

How many English colonies were in America?

• 12

• 11

• 13

• 15

In ______, about ____________ people lived in the colonies.

• 1970, 700,000

• 1707, 600

• 1989, 200,000

• 1800, 120,000

About how many families were farmers during this time?

• 9 out of 10

• 11 out of 15

• 5 out of 10

• 4 out of 5

How long did boys and girls go to school?

• Boys all year, girls weren't taught

• Boys a few weeks out of the year and girls were taught at home.

• Girls all year, boys learned how to fight.

• Boys 6 months and girls 6 months

What were the rooms that families spent most of their time in their homes called?

• Living room

• Common room

• Great room

• Family room

Why by 1775 were their disagreements between the 13 colonies and the British government?

• Because there wasn't enough food to go around

• They didn't want to follow rules.

• Because there weren't enough weapons to go around.

• Because they wanted to break away from the King and form their own country.

Who won the Revolutionary War?

• The Continental Army defeated the British at Yorktown

• Nobody won

• The British defeated the Continental Army at Yorktown

• They all died.

In September of 1783 what was signed?

• The Confederate letter

• The Treaty of Peace

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Constitutional Rights

What were the colonists called after the war?

• British

• Americans

• Losers

• Winners

What did a land agent do?

• Sold land

• Gave land to widows

• Gave land to men that fought in the Continental Army

• take all the land from people who didn't pay