American Writers
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three major areas in which American writers were affected during the early centuries?
Population, principles, and political system
Economy, technology, and education
Religion, art, and science
Agriculture, industry, and trade
Satire, Universities, and memes
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary reason for the early colonists' expectation of becoming wealthy in Jamestown?
They believed they would find gold and pearls.
They planned to trade with Native Americans.
They intended to establish a large agricultural base.
They expected to receive financial support from England.
They would manipulate the natives like villagers in Minecraft
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event marked the beginning of the second major Puritan migration?
The restoration of the monarchy in 1660
The founding of Jamestown in 1607
The arrival of the Mayflower in 1620
The end of the English Civil War in 1646
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the Mayflower's arrival in 1620?
It marked the first permanent English settlement in New England.
It was the first ship to bring English settlers to America.
It established the first trade route between England and America.
It was the first successful English colony in the New World.
Mankind can finally cross the oceans to new lands.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What sustained the surviving Pilgrims through the hardships of their first years in New England?
Their will to succeed and their confidence in God's providential care
Their ability to trade with Native Americans
Their financial support from England
Their advanced agricultural techniques
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the identity that the transitional colonists in New England took on?
European
Yankee
Anglican
Puritan
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who described the American identity in 1782 in "Letters from an American Farmer"?
John Smith
William Bradford
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Thomas Jefferson
Jonathan Edwards
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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