5P Building A New Nation Chpt. 6 Ss Study Guide

Front 1

What was one disadvantage

of being an apprentice?

Back 1

Rarely getting a day off

Front 2

Name 3 jobs that were
available to English
colonists.

Back 2

Cooper, surveyor, miller

Front 3

Why were the Middle
Colonies known as the
"breadbasket" of the
colonies?

Back 3

They milled flour and
shipped it to other colonies

Front 4

What were the 3 cash
crops for the Southern Colonies?

Back 4

Rice, tobacco, and indigo

Front 5

Which best describes
a triangular trade route?

Back 5

A voyage with two stops
before returning home

Front 6

Name 3 things that
Benjamin Franklin
started in the city
of Philadelphia

Back 6

Hospital, volunteer fire
department, and public
library

Front 7

Which was the most
important building in
a colonial New England
town?

Back 7

The meeting house

Front 8

What was one characteristic
of colonial towns?

Back 8

Community is self-sufficient

Front 9

What was school like
in the colonies?

Back 9

students of all ages were
all in one room

Front 10

Why did many of the
colonists want to leave
Europe?

Back 10

to escape religious persecution

Front 11

What was one of the
most popular books in
the 13 colonies?

Back 11

Poor Richard's Almanac

Front 12

Which of the following
were common foods
in the colonies?

Back 12

fish stew with vegetables

Front 13

Which of the following
describes most slavery
in the South?

Back 13

slaves worked on plantations

Front 14

What did the slaves
contribute to society
during colonial times?

Back 14

They had a variety of skills
that could be used in cities
and on plantations

Front 15

What helped slaves keep
their African culture alive?

Back 15

drums, banjos, and
supporting each another

Front 16

What was one way
slaves resisted slavery?

Back 16

attempted escapes