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34 Cards in this Set
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Why was life hard for New Englanders?
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poor soil for farming, harsh climate.
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New Englanders had small plots of land on which to grow enough food for their own needs. What were they called?
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subsistence farmers
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What New England industry provided oil for lamps and ivory?
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whaling
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What tree was chosen for the masts of English ships?
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white pine
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What three forest products - other than wood - were used in shipbuilding?
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tar, pitch, and turpentine
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What was at the center of a New England town?
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the common
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What was the most important building in a New England town?
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the meetinghouse
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How were New England homes heated?
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the fireplace
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What was the punishment for less serious crimes in New England?
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stocks
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Who wrote these lines of poetry in 17th-century New England?
"If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can. I prize thy love more than mines of gold, Or all the riches the East does hold." |
Anne Bradstreet
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What subjects did Franklin recommend students study?
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writing, drawing, arithmatic, accounting, geometry, astronomy, English, reading, speech, geography, history, Latin, Greek, agriculture
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Which subjects that Franklin recommended students study are still studied today?
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All of them!
(accounting, geometry, astronomy, English, reading, speech, geography, history, Latin, Greek, agriculture) |
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What did Benjamin Franklin believe was the purpose of studying history?
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to teach virtue
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What did Franklin think was the purpose of education?
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the inclination and ability to serve mankind, one's country, friends, and family.
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What were some of Benjamin Franklin's qualities of character?
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loyalty, determination, desire to help thers, virtue.
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What methods did Franklin recommend for learning?
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practice, such as in writing letters to each other and repeating speeches, gardening.
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What advice of Franklin's for learning still applies today?
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Every point is still applicable today.
(practice, such as in writing letters to each other and repeating speeches, gardening.) |
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What conditions did the slave endure during the Middle Passage from Africa to the New World?
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handled; placed under decks, poor sanitation, beating, chains, overcrowding.
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Why did some slaves feel that death would be preferable to the treatment they received?
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Death seemed preferable to such misery and a life of slavery.
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The European movement that encouraged the use of reason and logic was ____________.
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enlightenment
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The religious movement that swept the colonies in the 1700's was called ______________.
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Great Awakening
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Benjamin Franklin's popular publication was called _________________.
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Poor Richard's Almanac
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A young person who worked without pay for a master craftsman to learn a skilled trade was called an _______________.
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apprentice
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What was the highest class of colonial society called?
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gentry
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The Puritans' support for public education was closely connected to their ___________________.
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belief that every person had a duty to study the Bible.
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In the Middle and Southern Colonies, schools ________________________.
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were supported by churches and individual families.
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Benjamin Franklin did all the following EXCEPT:
A. found Yale College B. invent the lightening rod C. set up the first lending library in the Americas D. set up a fire company in Philadelphia. |
Benjamin Franklin did all the following EXCEPT:
A. found Yale College Benjamin Franklin did do the following: B. invent the lightening rod C. set up the first lending library in the Americas D. set up a fire company in Philadelphia. |
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Unlike the Englightenment, the Great Awakening _________________________.
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touched people of all backgrounds.
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The Great Awakening increased religious toleration in the colonies because _________________.
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it attracted new settlers with many different religious beliefs to the colonies.
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What did the British Colonies export to England?
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whale oil, lumber, furs, rice, silk, indigo, tobacco.
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What goods did the colonists import from the West Indies?
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slaves, sugar, molasses
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What goods did England send to the colonies?
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manufactured goods, luxuries
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What products were sent from North America to Africa?
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rum, iron, gunpowder, cloth, tools
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In what direction did ships carrying goods from the West Indies to England travel?
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northeast
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