Colonial Life in 1750s America
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What was the main driving factor for the growth of towns and cities in the mid-1700s?

  • Construction of new roads
  • Expansion of farmland
  • Trade within the colonies and with other countries (correct)
  • Immigration from Europe
  • What did colonial families primarily do to sustain themselves in the 1700s?

  • Trade goods with Native American tribes
  • Rely on imported products from England
  • Buy all their necessities from merchants
  • Produce nearly everything they needed by farming and crafting themselves (correct)
  • In the mid-1700s, what was the role of cities in the thirteen English colonies?

  • They were centers for political activities
  • They were primarily fishing ports
  • They were hubs for international trade (correct)
  • They were solely agricultural communities
  • What did merchants mainly export from the colonial cities on the East Coast?

    <p>Lumber, fur, and tobacco</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What task provided jobs related to ships in colonial America?

    <p>Loading and unloading ships</p> Signup and view all the answers

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