Colonial Society in the 18th Century

Practice fill-in-the-blank flashcards reviewing population growth, social structure, regional economies, religion, culture, education, press, and politics in 18th-century colonial America.

By 1775, the colonial population had grown to __________ .

2,500,000

Most European immigrants settled in the __________ colonies because land in New England was limited.

Middle

The two largest groups of European immigrants to the 13 colonies were Germans and __________ .

Scots-Irish

By 1775, Africans made up __________ % of the total colonial population.

20

The two colonies noted as being the most liberal in practicing different religions were Rhode Island and __________ .

Pennsylvania

Approximately __________ % of the colonial population lived on farms.

90

The New England economy profited from logging, shipbuilding, fishing, trade, and __________ .

rum

The Middle Colonies grew wheat and corn, engaged in trade, and developed __________ -making industries.

iron

The primary agricultural products produced by the Southern Colonies were tobacco, timber, rice, and __________ .

indigo

Colonies were required to use British hard money, which consisted of gold and __________ .

silver

Taxes were used by colonial governments to support churches known as __________ churches.

established

The Great Awakening caused divisions in Protestant groups, leading to the rise of Methodists and __________ .

Baptists

The popular architectural style featuring symmetry and brickwork was __________ architecture.

Georgian

Poet __________ wrote notable works about her life as a slave.

Phillis Wheatley

Puritans founded __________ in 1636 primarily to educate ministers.

Harvard

Publisher __________ was sued for libel after publishing negative remarks about his colony's governor.

John Peter Zenger

In the 18th century, educated colonists moved towards the __________ , using reason to solve human problems.

Enlightenment

While New England relied on town meetings for local governance, local government in the Southern colonies relied on __________ .

sheriffs

The political assembly depicted in Virginia is the __________ .

House of Burgesses

The Enlightenment thinker pictured, whose works provided key principles used in the Constitution, is __________ .

John Locke

The colonial writer and scientist pictured, known for inventing bifocal eyeglasses and investigating electricity, is __________ .

Benjamin Franklin

The emblem shown belongs to __________ , which was founded in 1636.

Harvard