Chapter 3 Test Flashcards

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

A
  • high-birth rate

- immigration

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What are the two largest groups of non English settlers?

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  • German

- Scots-Irish

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

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

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What were the advantages of earlier marriages and larger families?

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  • child labor

- more food

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

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  • less food
  • easily spread diseases
  • forced labor
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Where did Colonial style architecture originate?

A

England

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What are the 3 features of Colonial homes?

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> high ceilings
tall brick chimney
arched windows

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What is “ New England Primer “ ?

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Standard text : to teach the kids to read

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

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^ lack of Puritan

^ geography

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