Questions to think about as you read:
1 What do Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments tell about his values?
2 Why were many New England towns able to be self-sufficient?
3 What were some reasons people went into towns in the New England and Middle Colonies?
4 Describe how the New England and Middle Colonies demonstared a free enterprise system.
5 What kind of jobs did slaves have on plantations?
6 Why do you think the kitchen is separated from the kitchen?
Answers to questions:
1 Establishing a public library shows that he valued reading and learning.
2 Because townspeople were able to grow food in nearby fields and make or buy the good they needed.
3 To buy and sell goods and services. Also to attend church or meetings.
4 People owned small plots of land bought and sold goods in marketplaces without the government regulating what they could buy and sell or the prices of most goods.
5 Planting and harvesting crops; cooking and cleaning; blacksmith; carpentry;
6 To keep the heat and smoke away from the main house; to prevent a possible fire.