5th grade Benchmark

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold

What caused the colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

• the colonial region in which they lived

• whether they supported independence from Britain

• the country from which they or their ancestors came

• whether they paid British taxes

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• New Amsterdam

• Jamestown

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America

• American colonists wanted independence from Britain

• Native Americans did not like French people settling on western lands

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies

What was the major issue that caused King Phillip's War?

• Colonists and the Native Americans disagreed about ownership of the land

• The Puritans did not want to allow slavery in New England

• England tried to take over the Dutch colony of New Netherland

• France started building forts on land that England claimed

Which three places did the triangular trade routes connect?

• the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

• England, the English colonies, and Africa

• Europe, Africa, and Asia

• Boston, Philadelphia, and London

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency

• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain

• It passed new tax laws for the colonies

• It sold western lands to settlers

Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation. What does the word representation mean in the sentence above?

• a plan for spending money

• money that governments collect from citizens

• a voice in one's government

• a lawmaking body