George vs. George - Day 2 RI 4.8

Which sentence from the text best supports the author's point that England and America had previously worked together as a team?

• "Most everyone on both sides of the ocean liked their good-natured young Patriot King" (page 10)
• "Great Britain had just won the Seven Years War, which involved almost every country in Europe" (page 10)
• "As loyal citizens of Great Britain, colonial soldiers had joined force with the soldiers from England to fight against France" (page 10)
• "Who could guess that George III would be the last king of America?" (page 11)

Reread page 12. How does the author support the point that King George was a caring father?

• The author describes how old King George was when he became king in 1790.
• The author describes how devoted King George was to his family. 
• The author explains how King George married a German princess named Charlotte. 
• The author describes the many flowers and trees outside the English palace. 

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Reread paragraph 2 on page 13. How does the author support the idea that the city of London had several problems?

• The author gives examples of different problems the city had
• The author provides different graphs to show the amount of people dying
• The author shows readers pictures of the poverty in London
• The author provides readers with an explanation for why riots occurred 

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which evidence does the author give to support his claim that George Washington was a slave owner? (page 14)

• George Washington married a widow named Martha Custis
• More than 2,000 people visited George Washington's home
• Many people in George's family lived on the estate
• George Washington owned 135 people

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which sentence from the passage best supports the author's point that George Washington was probably wealthy? (page 15)

• "The most well-off, best-educated people were usually planters like George Washington" 
• "The poorest were unskilled laborers, like indentured servants"
• "Many colonists wanted to settle the new territory"
• "George Washington agreed with plenty of other colonial settlers"

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1