USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which group of colonies were defined by villages with town meetings, small farms and commercial fishing, and the first American college?

A	New England Colonies
B	Mid-Atlantic Colonies
C	Southern Colonies
D	Spanish Colonies

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The middle colonies used both county meetings and town meetings to make laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonies had rocky soil, which was not suited to plantation farming, so the New England colonies depended on fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming. The Middle colonies also featured mixed economies, including farming and merchant shipping.

Detailed explanation-3: -Just prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: New England (New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut); Middle (New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware); Southern (Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia).

Detailed explanation-4: -The New England colonies were made up of the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The New England colonies were flat along the rocky coastline, which made good harbors.

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