Growing rice was common in The South New England The Middle Colonies The frontier The South The custom of men wearing powdered wigs originally came from Great Britain France Boston Italy France Flooded ditches were necessary to grow what crop? rice T/F American businessmen refused to wear wigs like the Europeans. False T/F Puritans enjoyed few pleasures in their lives. false T/F Barn raisings and quiltings allowed backwoodsmen to combine work and play. True A) New England Courant B) Poor Richard’s Almanack ___ written by Benjamin Franklin B) Poor Richard’s Almanack A) New England Courant B) Poor Richard’s Almanack ___ colonial newspaper A) New England Courant