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American Colony Life Quiz

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Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his hat and called it:*

Macaroni

Spaghetti

Pasta Fagioli

Pepperoni

How did colonists save their homes and towns if a fire started?*

They put it out with buckets of water

They declared independence from the fire

They called the fire department

Their horses stomped the fire out with their hooves

In the cursive writing that was common at the time of the Revolutionary War, the letter “s” could look like:*

The letter “f”

The letter “k”

The number 7

A smiley face

Which of these is a type of British money?*

Stones

Pounds

Ounces

Nickels

How far could the average horse travel in one day?*

15 feet

Horses got tired after 8 steps

40-50 miles

100 miles

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