Life in the Colonies

Question 1

An unexpected result of British salutary neglect was that

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the colonies developed a separate American identity.

Question 2

In 1735, the trial of Peter Zenger in the colony of New York established

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the freedom of the press.

Question 3

Puritans moved to America in the 1600s because

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they were persecuted in England.

Question 4

The Half-Way Covenant adopted by Puritans in 1662

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made Puritan children and grandchildren partial church members.

Question 5

How were people in the middle colonies different from those in the New England and southern colonies?

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The population in the middle colonies was more diverse.

Question 6

Puritan communities in New England in the 1600s believed that all children should learn to read and write so they could

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read and study the Bible.

Question 7

During the First Great Awakening, several educational centers and universities were founded to

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train more ministers.

Question 8

In the late 1600s, the change by the British government in enforcing colonial rules was called

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salutary neglect.

Question 9

Puritan communities in New England during the 1600s emphasized

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reading the Bible.

Question 10

By the early 1700s, religious influence in the American colonies had

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begun to decline.

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