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Assessment: Early English Settlements

Authored by Bethany Hermansen

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Assessment: Early English Settlements
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the letter next to the best answer. 6. A settlement is a

small, newly built community.

place ruled by another country.

group of people who travel together.

town whose residents agree to govern themselves.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?

a war between England and Spain

a trip to another settlement

a need to raise money to repair ships

a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony?”

John White could not find his way back to it.

It lost a contest with Jamestown.

Everyone there went back to England.

All the settlers disappeared.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

It was high in the hills.

It was too rocky to farm.

It was wet land with bad water.

It was too near the Native Americans.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

A. Colonists had freedom of speech.

B. All men and women could vote.

C. Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

D. Elected representatives made its laws.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first colonists to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

good farmland and fishing.

natural riches such as gold.

independence from England.

freedom to practice their religion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Mayflower Compact?

A pledge of friendship with Native Americans

A plan of government drawn up by the colonists

An agreement with the ship's captain

A promise of support by the king

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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