America's Beginnings - Lesson 3

America's Beginnings - Lesson 3

5th - 11th Grade

12 Qs

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America's Beginnings - Lesson 3

America's Beginnings - Lesson 3

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History, Social Studies

5th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why did people from England come to North America?

They wanted a better life.

They were looking for wealth.

They wanted to escape religious persecution.

all of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why did rulers of England set up colonies in North America?

They wanted to get American resources.

They needed slaves for their farms.

They wanted to learn about Native Americans.

They hoped to establish self-government.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was the name of the first permanent settlement in North America?

Philadelphia

Boston

Jamestown

New York

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims travelled on?

Mayflower

Mayday

Sunflower

Virginia Colony

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, they agreed to ________________________.

build large farms

obey the laws of the government they would set up

become slaves

be persecuted for their religion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Puritan merchants formed the Massachusetts Bay Company. What was the Massachusetts Bay Company?

a plantation

a business with power from the King of England to set up a colony, pay for it, and make money from it

an agreement to follow the rules of England

a government that gets its power from the people, not from kings or from force.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving

Pilgrims and Natives

Natives and Puritans

Puritans and Pilgrims

African slaves and Natives

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