US History 6th Grade TEST 2 (13 colonies)

What was the first English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine

• Roanoke

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

What year was Jamestown established?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

• 1982

Not counting the Vikings, who was the first European explorer to discover the "New World"?

• Ponce de Leon

• Columbus

• John Smith

• Vespucci

What year did Columbus discover the New World?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

Who was the leader of Jamestown that said if the colonists didn't work they couldn't eat?

• Squanto

• John Rolfe

• William Bradford

• John Smith

Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?

• For their religious freedom.

• To follow God and the Bible without being persecuted.

• To make a better life for their children.

• All of the above.

When did the Pilgrims establish the Plymouth Colony?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

The Pilgrims wrote which document before leaving the ship?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• King's Charter

The Mayflower Compact said the colonists would:

• form their own government and obey it's laws.

• join with a local Native tribe.

• fight the king if he sent soldiers to the New World.

• work or not eat.