Colonial Life in 1750

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During the 1750s, how many English colonies were there on the East Coast of what is now the United States?

  • Nine or ten colonies
  • Thirteen colonies (correct)
  • Four or five colonies
  • Over twenty colonies

What was the main occupation of colonial families in the 1750s?

  • Mining
  • Trading
  • Fishing
  • Farming (correct)

What did colonial families produce for their own use?

  • Food, clothes, and tools (correct)
  • Food, clothes, and houses
  • Clothes, tools, and furniture
  • Food, furniture, and houses

How many cities were there in the colonies during the mid-1700s?

<p>Four or five cities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city would become the second-largest city in the colonies in a few short years?

<p>Philadelphia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the 1750s, what was the main source of food for colonial families?

<p>They grew their own food (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did colonial families do with the extra food they produced?

<p>They sold it in the markets (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the size of the colonial cities in the mid-1700s?

<p>They were small and underdeveloped (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary occupation of colonial families during the 1750s?

<p>Farming (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did colonial families acquire the tools they needed?

<p>They made them themselves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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