Searching for Freedom (Comprehensive 2)

"In 1635 officials decided that Williams had violated his promise. They had banished him from the colony, and Williams was forced to leave Massachusetts - and his family."

What does the word banished mean as it is used in this sentence?

• angered

• argued

• accepted

• banned

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

"In 1635 officials decided that Williams had violated his promise. They had banished him from the colony, and Williams was forced to leave Massachusetts - and his family."

What phrase supports the meaning of the word banished?

• violated his promise

• and his family

• forced to leave

• officials decided

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Identify two sentences from Passage 1 that are relevant details to support the central idea of Penn starting a new colony for freedom of religion.

• William Penn came from a wealthy and powerful family.

• He founded a colony where Quakers - and everyone else - could worship freely.

• Unlike many other European settlers, Penn dealt fairly with the Native Americans.

• Because of Penn, the colony was peaceful for a long time.

• From its earliest days, Pennsylvania welcomed ethnic and religious diversity.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

What are two pieces of information that a good timeline of Lord Baltimore's colony would provide?

• What year the colony of Maryland was established

• When the Act of Toleration passed and then repealed

• The name of Cecil Calvert's mother

• The year that William Penn was kicked out of his colony

• Where George Calvert's Catholic Church was located

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In Passage 1, how does the author use problem-and-solution text structure to build meaning in the text?

• It compares the religion of the Pilgrims with the Puritans

• The order of events in the passage detail how the colonists built a new colony

• William Penn proves that starting a new colony can overcome persecution and harsh treatment

• Welcoming the Native Americans caused the colony to be at peace for a long time

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which statement below describes the comparison of both Passage 1 and 2?

• The reader knows that both passages are secondary sources because they contain second-hand stories of the accounts

• The reader knows that Passage 1 is a primary source because it was written by William Penn, Passage 2 is a secondary source

• Passage 1 is a secondary source because it contains mostly facts, while passage 2 is a primary source because it quotes Roger Williams

• The reader knows that both passages are primary sources because they both have pictures and drawing from that time period

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which sentence states information about the colonies that appears in both Passage 1 and 2?

• The founder was kicked out of his original colony

• Native Americans were welcome

• The colony was lead by a minister

• The land was purchased from the Native Americans

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is one theme that both Passage 1 and 2 could share?

• Problems will follow you unless you really get them solved

• A true friend will always stick by you

• Criticism will always backfire

• Starting over in a new place can be successful

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the setting at the very beginning of Passage 1 cause a conflict in the story?

• The colony of Pennsylvania had too many Native Americans

• Penn lived in England where religious groups were persecuted

• Penn welcomed Native Americans from other colonies

• The Puritan colony of Massachusetts made rules about freedom of religion

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"Roger Williams turned sadly away from the home he had lived in many years. It would be the final time he would ever gaze upon the Massachusetts colony. He was banished. As we worked his way through the forests, in search of another place to settle, even the briars and thorns on the berries seemed to slap him in rebuke. Had he made the right decision? Was leaving the colony the correct choice?"

What is being personified in the above paragraph?

• colony

• berries

• forest

• briars and thorns

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6