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First English Settlements

Authored by Matthew Quenville

Social Studies

6th Grade

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First English Settlements
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

John White could not find his way back to it
Everyone went back to England.
It lost a contest with Jamestown.
All the settlers disappeared.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

freedom to practice their religion.
independence from England.
natural riches such as gold.
good farmland and fishing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why was Jamestown settled? 

religious freedom. 
to find gold and riches. 
to have a better life. 
to separate from the Church of England. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

This colony was settled by separatists, known as the Pilgrims, from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution. (1620)

Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Georgia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Colony settled by Quakers who wanted freedom to practice their religion without interference

Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Georgia

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Colony settled by people who were in debtors prison back in England. They wanted a fresh economic start.

Jamestown
Roanoke Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)

Jamestown
Roanoke Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia

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