Ch. 4 Lesson 2 & 3: Colonial Government, Society, & Culture

______________ was one of the main reasons for population growth in the colonies.

• Religion

• Immigration

• Lack of disease

• An epidemic

Many people in the American Colonies died of smallpox.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The basic foundation of colonial society was ______________.

• the family

• religion

• farming

• education

• trade

Which of the following might an apprentice learn?

• farming

• carpentry

• fishing

• reading

In Massachusetts, public education laws required ______________.

• parents to teach their children to read and write at home

• parents to teach their children to read and write at school

• widows and unmarried women to run the schools

• each community with 50 or more homes to have a school

Literacy levels were highest in the Southern Colonies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Great Awakening was ______________.

• the formation of a single church in the colonies

• a return to a strong religious faith

• a church ritual

• an interest in science to improve society

The Enlightenment emphasized knowledge, reason, and science.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Censorship is ______________.

• allowing people to print anything they want in newspapers

• disapproving of printed materials because they contain lies

• banning of printed materials because they contain unpopular ideas

• talking about ideas that are unpopular or offensive

Freedom of the press was an important issue in Colonial America.

• TRUE

• FALSE