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Chapter 4 Life in the Colonies

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The year is 1750 and you are a reporter who has just arrived in Boston from London to write a story about life in the colonies.

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Describe the buildings?

What are t

he people d

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What does the scene tell 

you about daily life in colonial America?

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Put the following events in chronological order;

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Magna Carta

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D. English Bill of Rights

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5th Level Topic 2 Question

What movement enabled the colonist to understand all people are “equal in the eyes of God” and encouraged the ideas of liberty, equality, and resistance to authority.

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First Great Awakening

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4th Level Topic 3 Question

The Puritans wrote their laws that required everyone to attend church on Sunday and also forbade anyone to work or play on that day. These laws were known as the ________ ______.

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Blue Laws

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4th Level Topic 4 Question

The journey across the Atlantic for many Africans slaves was a harsh voyage. This part of the triangular trade route was called the ________ _________.

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Middle Passage

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3rd Level Topic 5 Question

A young teenager who ran away to Philadelphia and became a success by printing the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard’s Almanac, was just one of the many stories of success in the colonies. Who was this man?

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3rd Level Topic 5 Answer

Benjamin Franklin

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3rd Level Topic 6 Question

In colonial days someone’s style of dress would be a sign of their _____________.

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Social Class

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2nd Level Topic 7 Question

____________ is the lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom.

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Parliament

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2nd Level Topic 8 Question

The English Bill of Rights gave the citizens a chance to request a change in the government. What is a formal request called?

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Petition

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1st Level Topic 9 Question

Almanacs were most useful to _________.

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Farmers

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1st Level Topic 10 Question

The colonial economy was based on _________, commerce (buying and selling goods), and handcrafts.

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Farming or agriculture

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Has a king or queen who has all the power. The title is inherited. What type of government is this?

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