Colonial America Flashcard

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The main reason for population growth in the colonies was: epidemics, health care, immigration, large families.

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immigration.

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What were the first colleges set up to do in the colonies?

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to train ministers

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The American who best exemplified the Enlightenment way of thinking was.

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Benjamin Franklin.

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Although widows and unmarried women enjoyed certain rights, they could not.

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vote.

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The Great Awakening represented. Mark only one oval.

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a religious revival.

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Which was not a major contributor to American culture? family, education, religion, trade

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trade

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Which case was an important step toward the idea of freedom of the press?

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The Trial of John Peter Zenger

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How did most children learn to read and write? Options: in private schools, by going to schools in England, in public school, from their parents

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from their parents

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What was one of the roles for married women in the colonies?

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ran the household and cared for the children

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What is civic virtue? Mark only one oval.

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democratic ideas, practices, and values that form a truly free society