Social Studies - 6th Grade Week 3

How did Roger Williams respond when he was ordered to return to England?

• He created the Quaker religion.

• He became governor of Plymouth.

• He founded Providence, Rhode Island.

• He moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

How did Pocahontas help the Jamestown settlers?

• She taught their young people.

• She showed them how to farm and hunt.

• She helped them make peace with the Powhatan.

• She helped them recover from severe diseases.

Why did William Penn establish Pennsylvania?

• to have a place where people of all religions could live in harmony.

• to have a central place where colonists could sell their goods.

• to establish a colony to welcome new European settlers

• to establish a colony where farming would flourish

Private ownership of land in Jamestown marked an important step toward ______.

• rebellion

• capitalism

• democratic government

• peace with local Indigenous people

Which statement describes Governor Berkeley’s role in Bacon’s Rebellion?

• He raised taxes to pay for new forts.

• He rejected a peace agreement.

• He tried to push Indigenous groups off their land.

• He encouraged the practice of indentured servitude on plantations.

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• It set out the role and responsibilities of each colonist.

• It outlined how work would be divided among colonists.

• It established a framework for government for the colony.

• It described the goods that would be produced in the colony.

Which two colonies were part of New England?

• Georgia

• Delaware

• New York

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

Which text belongs under both “Massachusetts Bay Colony” and “Plymouth”?

• provided crops for other colonies

• offered land to Indigenous people

• created large centers of commerce

• provided escape from religious persecution

Which text belongs under “Jamestown”?

• established by William Penn

• founded by Pilgrims from England

• became home to many Quakers

• thrived under the leadership of John Smith

“. . . and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.”

In this excerpt, to what do the signers agree?

• to help each other maintain a food supply

• to follow certain rules to maintain order

• to protect each other from enemies

• to support each other’s businesses