Colonial Life

Which colonies required public education? Why?

• New England Colonies; Puritans believed that all needed to read the Bible

• Southern Colonies; Southerners wanted to educate slaves to further their job skills

• Middle Colonies; the Quaker belief in equality made this possible

• The Backcountry; Scots Irish was verrry leart

In all colonies, who was more likely to receive educational opportunities?

• Girls

• Slaves

• Boys

• Witches

Which of the following is NOT accurate

• Religion was important to many in the colonies

• New Englanders were mostly Puritan

• Religion didn't matter to most colonists

• Most people in Virginia were Anglicans that supported the Crown

Which of the following is true of colonial families?

• Most families were small.

• Almost all families owned large amounts of land

• Most families were large, included many children and sometime extended family

• All families owned slaves

Which of the following most accurately describes the life of children during colonial times?

• a. Children as young as 3 or 4 were expected to be “useful”.

• b. Young boys from the ages of 6-11 often helped their fathers either on the farm or in their shops.

• c. Though older boys often became apprentices, older girls were often sent off to other households to learn specialized skills such as weaving or cheese making.

• d. All of the above.

The First Great Awakening led to —

• a decreased sense of an American identity.

• decreased interest in self-government.

• increased religious diversity in the colonies.

• an increase in loyalty to the British Crown.

Which colony was the first to pass laws about education?

• Virginia
• Rhode Island
• Georgia
• Massachusetts

The Great ___ was an important religious movement in the colonies.

• Revival
• Awakening

The trial of John Peter Zenger led to this right in America. Because he was found "not guilty", this country has what is called...

• Freedom of Religion

• TV Freedom

• Freedom of Press

• Zenger Rules

A revival of religious feeling in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s.

• Enlightenment

• Great Religious Revival

• Holy Period

• Great Awakening