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| What was the simplest way to climb the social ladder in the colonies? | A poor boy might turn into an upperclass gentlemen by becoming a successful planter, merchants or lawyer. A poor girl could marry a man of higher social class |
| What are the blue laws? | The Puritans required everyone to attend church on Sundays. You couldn't play or work or sell liquor |
| Describe a colonial city | Colonial cities are much smaller than your cities today. The streets are noisy, smelly and their houses are very close |
| Why was the English Bill of Rights important to colonist? | It spelled out the rights for English citizens. They also wanted to choose the people who made their laws and set their taxes |
| The right to petition in the English Bill of Rights gave citizens the right to do what? | The right to trial by jury |
| What is a quilting bee? | Colonist combined work and play by organizing bees. The women would get together and make a quilt. It was a social gathering. |
| How could you determine a colonist's social class | People's clothes showed social status |
| Describe colonial life for African-American | African-Americans had little hope of making a better life. Their position was fixed at the bottom of colonial society. |
