Blood, Smoke, and Freedom

How was life in America different from life in Europe in the 1600s?

• The laws in America were stricter

• There was greater freedom in America.

• There was less disease in America.

• The farms were smaller in America.

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How did many American colonists feel toward King George III?

• frightened

• worried

• friendly

• angry

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Which line from the article supports your answer to question 2?

• “Not everyone thrived in the colonies.”

• “Fighting broke out between Americans and British troops . . .”

• “They fumed at England’s king, George III.”

• “Few had ever fought in a war before.”

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What does the phrase “warships lurking like caged beasts, hungry for blood and ready to strike” help you imagine?

• how American ships attacked the British army

• how American soldiers prepared for battle

• why people believed America would win the war

• why people feared the British army

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In the sentence, “He and his regiment were commanded to go to a creek,” regiment means ______.

• military unit

• wounded soldiers

• fighting ships

• medical supplies

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What happened to the American soldiers trapped in the Brooklyn forts?

• British soldiers captured them.

• They won the Battle of Brooklyn.

• They fought the British soldiers.

• American boats rescued them.

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The article is mainly about . . .

• the major battles of the Revolutionary War.

• life in the American colonies in 1775.

• the defeat of the British Army in the war.

• Joseph Plumb Martin’s experiences during the Battle of Brooklyn.

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What does territory mean in the line “They died of diseases brought by European settlers, in fights over territory . . .”

• government

• land

• money

• warships

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