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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did colonial families acquire the tools they needed?

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

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