Chapter 5 Housing

Tudor houses were characterized by

• A-frame construction

• handmade shingle siding

• gambrel roofs

• half timbering

The style of buildings used by the Swedish that was adopted by many pioneers was the

• Cape Cod cottage

• log cabin

• gambrel house

• saltbox house

The first buildings erected by the Russians in America were built in

• Alaska

• Louisiana

• Massachusetts

• Illinois

Almost all of the people first settled in America made their living by

• fishing

• manufacturing

• farming

• retail trade

A common design characteristic of early houses built by the French was

• ornamental ironwork

• gables

• small windows

• dormer windows

Under the _______ system, a person makes a legal arrangement to work for another in order to learn that person's trade.

• Dutch

• intern

• apprentice

• management

The most common type of dwelling in the English-settled northern colonies was the

• stone house

• Cape Cod cottage

• lean-to

• log cabin

The_________ house can be recognized by the overhanging second story, generally located along the front.

• Duth

• Garrison

• French

• Republican

A door cut in half at the center so the top half can be opened separately is known as a ______ door.

• Cornice

• Cape Cod

• Clap board

• Dutch

The overhang of the roof at the eaves is known as the

• cornice

• clapboard

• apprentice

• garrison