Unit 2 Topic 2 Test

What did the people who first came to America help create?

• 50 states

• 13 colonies

• North America

• South America

What ship did the Pilgrims come to America in?

• Old Ironsides

• USS Constitution

• Mayflower

• Carnival

Who helped the Pilgrims grow crops in the spring?

• Washington

• Jefferson

• Columbus

• Squanto

Why did the Pilgrims move to North America?

• To worship God in their own way

• To buy more land

• To fight the Native Americans

What 3 crops did Squanto help the colonists plant?

• corn

• beans

• pumpkins

• melon

What is a colony?

• Lands controlled by the Native Americans

• Lands controlled by the president

• Lands controlled by other countries that are far away

Why did the colonists dislike taxes?

• They wanted to save their money

• Taxes were more expensive than the cost of the item

• They wanted their money to go towards tea

What is the Declaration of Independence?

• The document declared that the colonists were breaking free of Great Britain’s control to create their own country

• The document that declared that King George III would rule the 13 colonies

• The document that declared the United States would go to war with Great Britain

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A holiday where King George III and the colonists would drink tea

• When members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor

• When Paul Revere warned the colonists that the British were coming

What is a holiday?

• A day to plant crops

• A day to pay taxes

• A day to celebrate