Chapter 3 Test

Question 0

What are the two contributing factors to population increase in Colonial America?

Answer 0

• high-birth rate

- immigration

Question 1

What are the two largest groups of non English settlers?

Answer 1

• German

- Scots-Irish

Question 2

What was the reason for a significant increase in the birth rate?

Answer 2

Women married at an young age. { 15-20 years old }

Question 3

What were the advantages of earlier marriages and larger families?

Answer 3

• child labor

- more food

Question 4

What were the negative effects of population growth in the Colonial era?

Answer 4

• less food
• easily spread diseases
• forced labor

Question 5

Where did Colonial style architecture originate?

Answer 5

England

Question 6

What are the 3 features of Colonial homes?

Answer 6

> high ceilings
tall brick chimney
arched windows

Question 7

What is “ New England Primer “ ?

Answer 7

Standard text : to teach the kids to read

Question 8

Two factors that limited the scope of colonial literacy outside the New England colonies:

Answer 8

^ lack of Puritan

^ geography