Social Studies Grade 5 Unit 3: Coming to America: Exploring and Colonizing America 2023-2024

Anne Hutchinson was a significant figure in American history because she

• A became a self-made, economically successful women

• B helped to form the first representative government in the colonies

• C dared to be different and to live and worship as she chose

• D started the phrase "One Nation Under God"

Which of the following was an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Colonists died from smallpox.

• American Indians migrated to Europe.

• Tobacco was planted in the New World.

• Horses were brought to the New World.

Why did colonists establish Plymouth as a colony?

• To find gold and silver.

• To create a trading post.

• To gain religious freedom.

• To help the King of France.

How is the way a monarch comes to rule over a people different from how rulers are chosen in a representative government?

• Monarchs serve as military generals.

• Monarchs are chosen by parliaments.

• Monarchs inherit government power.

• Monarchs are elected by male voters.

Which of the following headlines could have referred to the Mayflower Compact?

• Settlers Agree to Make Laws as Needed

• Equality for All - Men and Women Have Equal Voice

• Ship's Captain Lays Down the Law

• First Governor and Assembly men Elected

Which early city located in North America was claimed by France?

• New York

• Boston

• Roanoke

• New Orleans

Why were many of the early colonies in North America founded?

• Most were started as a place to send prisoners.

• Most were started to be short-term trade ports.

• Most were started for economic and religious reasons.

• Most were started because of overcrowding in Europe.

Which phrase best completes the diagram

• Searching for gold

• Settling the California coast

• Establishing a new country

• Conquering American Indians

Which colony, established by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés for the King of Spain, was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztec people. Where was he exploring?

• Peru

• Canada

• Mexico

• The Thirteen Colonies