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2019 or 1776?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The richest 10% of Americans owned 70% of wealth. Is this from:

a)

2019

b)

1776

c)

1945

d)

1865

2.

George Washington owned 36000 acres of land and made over 3200 pounds which is ______________ in today's dollars.

a)

$1,000,000

b)

$75,000

c)

$225,000

d)

$100,000

3.

In 1776, in parts of Virginia, and the Carolinas, 10% of taxpayers owned more than 75% of the property.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Harvard paid its professors 100 pounds a year. How much did lawyers make in 1776?

a)

200 pounds

b)

500 pounds

c)

10000 pounds

d)

3000 pounds

5.

A colonial coach was around 200 pounds. What does this equal in today's dollars?

a)

$12,000

b)

$45,0000

c)

$5,000

d)

$1,000

6.

By 1776, the colonies created an economy __________ the size of England's economy.

a)

10%

b)

90%

c)

40%

d)

300%

7.

In 1790, what percent of the colonial population was English?

a)

61%

b)

82%

c)

92%

d)

42%

8.

Most history states that there were NO dentists in the colonies. What did people use for fake teeth?

a)

wood

b)

horse teeth

c)

hippopotamus ivory

d)

dog bone

9.

How much did the first violinist make for the St. Cecelia Society of Boston? (orchestra) (in today's dollars)

a)

$25,000

b)

$40,000

c)

$100,000

d)

$5,000

10.

crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas. Examples are cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and cotton

a)

slavery

b)

indentured servant

c)

cash crops

d)

Triangular Trade

11.

laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

a)

indentured servant

b)

slavery

c)

cash crops

d)

charter

12.

If you lived on a plantation and survived attacks from the Powhatan tribes, you were apart of which section of the colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

13.

What type of farms could be found in New England?

a)

Large farms

b)

small family farms

c)

plantations

d)

there was no farming in New England

14.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

15.

What best describes colonial toys children played with?

a)

Toys made in a factory

b)

Toys were not invented

c)

Toys were homemade

d)

Children did not play with toys

16.

What was the first college built in North America?

a)

Columbia (NY)

b)

Princeton

c)

Yale

d)

Harvard

17.

Who was known for leading rebellions during 1676?

a)

George Washington

b)

Nathaniel Bacon

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Locke