Chapter 4- Life in the Colonies

What three facts are true about Ben Franklin?

• He became an apprentice at the age of 12

• He worked in a boot shop

• He owned a printing business in Philadelphia

• He had 16 brothers and sisters

What does it mean to barter?

• To work in a shop

• To argue with someone

• To trade one good for another

• To buy things with money

What is an export?

• A product bought from another country

• A product sold to another country

What is an import?

• A product bought from another country

• A product sold to another country

The Triangular Trade connected what three parts?

• South America, Canada, Europe

• Americas, Europe, Russia

• Americas, Africa, West Indies

• Americas, Europe, Africa

What was slavery?

• People were bought and sold like property

• Buying and selling animals

• Traveling the Triangular Trade route

• Mocking people

What were uprisings?

• The process of growing plants

• Rebellions

• Raising flags

• The process of buying and selling slaves

The French and Indian War started in North America because of conflicts over which region?

• Ohio River Valley

• Philadelphia

• Susquehanna River

• New England

What helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the British?

• The colonists surrendered

• More European countries began to help

• A big storm came and flooded the land

• The Iroquois joined the British side

What is true about the Middle Passage? Check all that apply.

• A terrifying journey from Africa to America

• Captured Africans were chained together and packed into boats

• It took weeks or months to make the journey

• The Africans were happy to be in America