Ch. 6 Life in the English Colonies
  • 1. Which of the following BEST describes a triangular trade route?
A) a voyage with three stops before returning home
B) a voyage with two stops before returning home
C) a voyage with one stop before returning home
D) a voyage with three stops that does not return home
  • 2. Which of the following did NOT help slaves keep their African culture alive
A) supporting each other
B) drums
C) banjos
D) books
  • 3. Why did many of the colonists want to leave Europe?
A) to escape religious persecution
B) to travel across the ocean in search of riches
C) to escape the harsh winters
D) for the opportunity to search for gold
  • 4. What was one disadvantage of being an apprentice?
A) training with an experienced person
B) becoming an artisan
C) rarely getting a day off
D) learning a valuable skill
  • 5. What was school like in the colonies?
A) students separated by reading ability
B) students of all ages in just one room
C) many classes and many teachers
D) students separated by age
  • 6. What was one way slaves resisted slavery?
A) worked harder
B) attempted escapes
C) earned money
D) taught apprentices
  • 7. What was one characteristic of colonial towns?
A) community is self-sufficient
B) streets crowded with people
C) farming community
D) most work done by slaves
  • 8. Why were the Middle Colonies known as the “breadbasket of the colonies”?
A) They wove baskets for all the colonies.
B) They baked bread and shipped it to other colonies.
C) They milled flour and shipped it to other colonies.
D) They made baskets for bread for all the colonies.
  • 9. Which of the following was NOT a cash crop for the Southern Colonies?
A) tobacco
B) rice
C) indigo
D) wheat
  • 10. What was one of the most popular books in the 13 colonies?
A) The New York-Weekly Journal
B) Poor Richard’s Almanac
C) The Boston News-Letter
D) The Tall Tales of the Times
  • 11. What did the slaves contribute to society during colonial times?
A) They had a variety of skills that could be used in cities and on plantations.
B) They often died during the journey to North America.
C) Their family members were sometimes sold.
D) They rebelled against their owners.
  • 12. Which of the following was NOT started by Benjamin Franklin in the city of Philadelphia?
A) hospital
B) volunteer fire department
C) hotel
D) public library
  • 13. Which was the most important building in a colonial New England town?
A) the meeting house
B) the mill
C) the blacksmith workshop
D) the general store
  • 14. Which of the following describes most slavery in the South?
A) Slaves worked on plantations.
B) Slaves were able to earn money with extra jobs at night.
C) Slaves worked in towns and cities.
D) Slaves worked in stores and inns.
  • 15. Which of the following was NOT grown on a Southern plantation?
A) indigo
B) rice
C) tobacco
D) pineapple
  • 16. Which of the following were common foods in the colonies?
A) oatmeal with raisins
B) orange juice
C) bananas
D) fish stew with vegetables
  • 17. Which of the following was NOT a job available to English colonists?
A) miller
B) cooper
C) surveyor
D) engineer
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