chapter 1 lesson 4 part 2

Question 1

What was New England’s economy based on and why?

Answer 1

Ship building, trading, industrialization, lumber, whaling, and fishing were all important factors that NE’s economy was based on. They did this because their growing season was short and they had harsh weather.

Question 2

This is an area where rivers descended from high elevation to a lower one, causing waterfalls.

Answer 2

Fall Line

Question 3

This was believed to be a solemn contract that God entered people into, which allowed said people to obtain salvation.

Answer 3

Covenant

Question 4

How did Puritan towns guarantee people followed their covenant?

Answer 4

Holy Watching

Question 5

What became the heart of New England society?

Answer 5

Towns

Question 6

These people were men chosen by other men who were granted land by the town to manage a town. They were elected annually and appointed any other officials the town needed.

Answer 6

Selectmen

Question 7

These people were Puritans who felt responsible for the morale welfare of neighbors. You might consider their actions to resemble stalkers.

Answer 7

Holy Watchers

Question 8

What is necessary for a triangular trade?

Answer 8

3 different places and 3 different items

Question 9

Urban Society Social Ladder

Answer 9

1. Wealthy merchants controlling a city’s trade.
   2A. Artisans and their families
   2B. Innkeepers and Retailers owning their own business
2. The unskilled and people without property
3. Indentured servants and slaves

Question 10

What were the Middle Colonies’ society based on?

Answer 10

wheat and flour

Question 11

Middle Colonies Social Ladder

Answer 11

1. Wealthy entrepreneurs who owned farms and other businesses
2. Farmers with few acres of land and generated small surplus.
3. Landless workers who rented land or worked for wages