Question 1
Which of the following hallmarks of American society might be traced to the Puritans?
A) celebration of religious and cultural diversity
B) individual freedom of thought and action
C) stress on literacy and education
D) separation of church and state
Question 2
New Englanders built more private and comfortable houses at an earlier stage than colonists in the Chesapeake because of the
A) stunted and unstable family life in New England.
B) less worldly and materialistic attitudes of southerners.
C) unhealthy climate and environment in New England.
D) need of southerners to invest available capital in labor.
Question 3
Which of the following elements contributed to the cohesion of Puritan village life in New England?
A) substantial investments in bound labor
B) absence of women and children
C) cold and rainy weather
D) predominance of families