Chapter 13: Salt and Independence

Question 1

IN 1614, ______ ______ had explored by sea the coast of _____ _________ from Penobscot Bay to Cape Cod.

Answer 1

John Smith; New England

Question 2

He [John Smith] did his work, both in _______ and _____ _________, with the intention of enticing settlers, noting the prospects for enrichment from fish, salt, fruit, precious metals, and even the possibility of _________ _____.

Answer 2

Virginia; New England; producing silk

Question 3

The typical colonial New England house—the New England _________—got its name from being shaped like the _____ _________ that were in every home.

Answer 3

saltbox; salt containers

Question 4

The _________ colonies, especially the 2 most productive, _________ and ___________, became accustomed to selling their products around the Atlantic World.

Answer 4

American; Virginia; Massachussetts

Question 5

One of the many sea salt operations to start up in response to the _________ publication of the _________ pamphlet and bounty offer was the first saltworks on ______ _____.

Answer 5

government’s; Brownrigg; Cape Cod

Question 6

By the time it ended with the _______ ___ _______ in September 1783, the _________ _________ would be, until Vietnam, the longest war ever fought by the United States.

Answer 6

Treaty of Paris; American Revolution