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British Colonial
Unit 5 SS test prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A belief in private ownership of property and free enterprise is characterized by | colonial life |
| The Middle Atlantic's cultural activities centered around what area? | villages |
| Why was Plymouth Colony settled? | To avoid religious persecution or mistreatment |
| Southern cultural activities were centered around what area? | plantations |
| Which region or area developed a middle class of skilled artisans, entrepreneurs and small farmers? | Middle Colonies |
| Compared to slaves, what happened to indentured servants after they worked their contract? | earned their freedom after fulfilling or completing their contracts |
| What happened to American Indian groups as the settlers moved west? | They lost their land and were forced to relocate to reservations. |
| Which group of colonists were mainly in the home and had little chance of being educated even though they were mostly responsible for educating their children? | women |
| Compared to indentured servants, what were enslaved African Americans considered? | they were owned as property for life without any rights. |
| Identify two key reasons why the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies were founded. | Religious freedom and profit. |
| The Sandown Meeting House hosted both town meetings and religious worship during colonial times. In what region of the country would this most likely have been found? | New England |
| In which colonial region did poor soil result in people having occupations other than farming that included fishing, lumbering, and shipbuilding? | New England Colonies |
| What did the Middle Atlantic's political and civic life centered around? | market towns |
| The growth of an agricultural economy based on large landholdings in the Southern colonies and in the Caribbean led to the introduction of whom to the New World? | Slaves |
| Which social group worked as craftsmen, on plantations or in towns, throughout the colonies? | Artisans |
| If you were a large landowner in colonial days, you would most likely be..... | A male living in the south who has a rich social life and rely on either slaves or indentured servants to run your farm. |
| During early American colonial life, who would have most likely worked as craftsmen in towns and plantations? | Artisans |
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