Life in the Thirteen Colonies

By 1750, the western-most point in the American colonies was located at

• the Mississippi River

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Pacific Ocean

The vast majority of early settlers were "WASPs." What does that mean?

• Western Asian Southern Pacific

• White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

• White Anglican Separatist Puritan

Roughly 1/4 of the population of the 13 colonies in 1750 was

• Slaves

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

The "Great Awakening" refers to

• the first mass migration of settlers to America

• the idea that slavery was wrong and should be abolished

• the religious revival movement that promoted personal and emotional conversion

When it comes to those who came to America seeking religious freedom

• they did not find it-- they were still forced to practice the Anglican faith in America

• they found it-- and America became a place where all religions were treated equally

• they found it-- but proved to be intolerant of people of other faiths

The Enlightenment promoted the idea that

• reason and logic were the way to solve problems rather than relying on religious explanations

• all people were "sinners" and only by going through a conversion experience could they lead a good life

• government should be based on religious principles and teachings

The economic system of mercantilism involved

• allowing the colonists to trade with anyone in order to maximize their profits

• only allowing the colonists to trade with or send goods through England to be taxed

• forcing the colonies to serve as manufacturing centers where finished goods would be produced to send to England

Relations between colonists and Native Americans were strained mainly because

• the colonists were taking more and more Native American land

• the colonists refused to trade with Native Americans

• the colonists were trying to convert Native Americans to Christianity

Subsistence farmers were those who

• agreed to work for someone for a period of time to pay off their passage to America

• rented land from large landowners and paid rent in the form of money or goods

• grew just enough to survive but little more

Upper class colonists who received land grants from the King or the owners of the colonies were known as

• magistrates

• gentry

• artisans