Ch 4 "Life in the Colonies"

The English Bill of Rights was important to colonists because it did what?

• It ended the king's power to appoint the governors of the colonists.

• It stated that the colonists should not be allowed to vote because the king would make the laws.

• It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.

• It stated what religion the colonists had to practice.

Select all of the people who were paid for their work in the colonies.

• indentured servants

• slaves

• female colonists

• male colonists

Colonists could increase their standing (place) in society by doing what?

• going to church

• learning magic

• getting a charter from the king

• Making a lot of money

Colonial public schools were like public schools of today because ...

• tax money paid for the teachers.

• they taught reading and writing.

• all children were required to attend.

• they started at 8:20 AM.

The ocean crossing of the slaves is referred to as ...

• the Middle Passage

• the Passage of Death

• the Trail of Tears

• the Southern Passage

Why were colonial families so large?

• the larger the family, the safer you were

• to help do all the work

• because "the larger your family was, the higher your social standing"

• many children died young

What was spurred on by the colonists losing their faith?

• their invention of birth certificates

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• the Great Awakening

The Magna Carta in England

• limited the powers of the king

• increased the powers of the king

• limited the powers of the Congress

• listed the jobswomen were allowed to do

Who's tradition of self-governing did the 13 colonies adopt?

• Spain's

• Finland's

• England's

• Massachusett's

What were the expectations of English colonists in America?

• They expected to the able to choose the leader of Parliment.

• The colonists expected to have the same rights as English citizens.

• The colonists expected to be held accountable for the English laws.