WorksheetsChapter 6 Lesson 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The idea of free school was:
common in England.
made law because education was very important
very old and had been practiced for centuries.
heavily discussed among colonists, because they did not care about education.
Which of the following classes were not offered by schools in the colonies?
Reading
Arithmetic
Writing
History
Which of the following is NOT true about the length of students education?
Most students did not stay in school for as many years as children do today.
Majority of students went to college in Harvard University.
When they reached their early teens, many started to work full-time on family farms.
When they reached their early teens, many started apprenticeships.
Which of the following is FALSE about the "Great Awakening"?
revived many colonists' interest in religion.
Led by protestants
People were required to be out of their beds by 7am.
Services were often held outside, because people did not fit inside churches.
Why was John Peter Zenger thrown in jail?
For stealing dozens of newspapers in the colonies.
He was a friend of some people in jail at the time.
For printing his political opinions in The New York Weekly Journal.
For fighting in public all the time.
What is an almanac?
It is a reference book with facts and figures.
A list of events to happen during the year.
A calendar used in a particular area.
A university where people graduated from.
What was some of the activities that people did together when the day's work was done?
They would sit together and watch TV.
They would sit together and listen to the radio.
They would sit together and listen to a member of the family read a book.
They would have basketball tournaments with the people in the community.
Which one of the following desserts was NOT available in the times of the 13 colonies?
Cheesecake
Ice cream
Donuts
Fruit-pies
Which one is NOT a plate made from farming corn?
Breads
Puddings
Pancakes
Pupusas
Which of the following statements is NOT true about letter writing?
They were folded and sealed with melted wax.
People preffered to use email instead.
Envelopes were not used because they were considered a waste of paper.
Letters helped colonist living far apart to stay in touch.
