Early American Culture
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- Q1What gave the colonists rights and prosperity?the Kingland ownershipGeorge Washingtoncitizenship30s
- Q2What determined your social rank in the colonies?how much money you hadwho your husband waswhat you did for a livingall of these30s
- Q3Who could vote in the colonies?slaveseveryonegenerally white land-owning menwhite men and women30s
- Q4Which of these could a woman do in the colonies?hold public officenone of thesevoterun a business30s
- Q5why did people have large families in the colonies?they were given more moneymore workers and farm handsmore children meant higher statusthey loved children30s
- Q6What did many young boys do at age 11?start a mission for the churchleave home to join the militarystart searching for a wifebecome apprentices and learn a trade30s
- Q7What was the purpose of having children learn to read in the colonies?getting employmentbecoming good citizensunderstanding the bibleimpressing their friends30s
- Q8The literacy rate (able to read) was high in colonial America. Who was highest at 85 percent?None of theseNew England ColoniesMiddle ColoniesSouthern Colonies30s
- Q9What was the most popular book published in the Colonies?Biography - interesting peopleNovel - adventure storiesAlmanac - home remedies, recipes, jokesDictionary - word meanings30s
- Q10What movement united people of the colonies and brought them together?Great AwakeningGamingTemperanceProgressivism30s
- Q11Which preacher terrified listeners with images of God's anger, but promised they could be saved?George WhitefieldJonathan Edwards30s
- Q12Which preacher inspired colonists to give to charity and help others?George WhitefieldJonathan Edwards30s
- Q13Unlike the Great Awakening which was a movement back to religion, this movement emphasized reason and science as paths to knowledge.The Age of ArtA Time of ThinkingEnlightenment30s
- Q14This Enlightenment philosopher felt that people have natural rights which can't be taken away.John LockeBen FranklinMr. BachmanAbraham Lincoln30s