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Which colonies had old-field schools and Anglican Churches?

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Southern colonies

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2
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Which colonies had a mixture of town and country governments and where known as the bread colonies?

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middle colonies

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3
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Which colonies where known for its Congregational churches and town governments?

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New England

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4
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Which religious group where the first to compose classical music in America?

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Moravians

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5
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What Covenant granted membership to unconverted descendants of church member?

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Halfway Covenant

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6
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What two brothers helped in the organization of the Methodist denomination?

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John and Charles Wesley

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7
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Social class in colonial America was based on what?

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wealth/riches

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8
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Most colonies in colonial America had which, unicameral or bicameral legislatures?

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bicameral

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9
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What is a proprietary colony?

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Granted by king to individual owners.

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10
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Who was the chief executive officer of the colony?

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governor

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11
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What publication of Benjamin Franklin shared bits of wisdom?

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Poor Richard’s Almanac

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12
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In Europe, the French and Indian War came known as what?

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Seven Years’ War

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13
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What, school did Benjamin Franklin found?

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Philadelphia Academy

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14
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City in Pennsylvania founded by Count von Zinzendorf and the Moravians?

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (PA)

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15
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Group that had the greatest number of settlers in the American colonies?

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English

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16
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What book played the most important part in shaping the American character?

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The Bible

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17
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What was the largest city in colonial America?

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Philadelphia

18
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What year did the French and Indian War end?

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1763

19
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What university was founded to train Indians as missionaries to their own people?

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Dartmouth

20
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What was the primary purpose of colonial government?

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to protect the people and their property.

21
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What did the colonists consider the purpose of education?

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to be sure children would know how to read and write so that they could read the Bible.

22
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What was the most widely used textbook in colonial America?

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New England Primer

23
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What term refers to the idea that the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country?

A

Mercantilism

24
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What was the Great Awakening called in England?

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Methodist Revival

25
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What was the paddle-shaped board with a printed sheet that was used by children to learn to read?

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Hornbook

26
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What treaty ended the French and Indian War?

A

Peace of Paris

27
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Who was the first black woman poet in America?

A

Phillis Wheatly

28
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Who preached the most famous sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?

A

Jonathan Edwards

29
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Who led the Virginia Rangers in the first battle of the French and Indian War?

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George Washington

30
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What natural pass through the Appalachians Mountains allowed settlers to move west?

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Cumberland Gap

31
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Who was the most powerful voice of the Great Awakening?

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George Whitefield

32
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Who was the best-known missionary to the Indians?

A

David Brainerd

33
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Who was a general of the British Army?

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Edward Braddack

34
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Who conducted singing schools?

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William Billings

35
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Who was a colonial silversmith?

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Paul Revere

36
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Who helped introduce the smallpox vaccine?

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Cotton Mather

37
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What proclamation said the colonies were subordinate to England?

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Declatoroty Act

38
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What act taxed all legal documents?

A

Stamp Act

39
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What act made all previous land grants null and void?

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Proclamation Act of 1763

40
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What Act made it legal to force colonist to supply housing for british soldiers?

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Quatering Act

41
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Who were members of the parliament that supported the colonist?

A

William Pitt the Elder

42
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Who was the English prime minister who did not support the colonists

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George grenville

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