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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The people who came to America and settled in the Thirteen colonies came for all the following reasons except:
to escape religious persecution.
for economic opportunities and the hope for a better life.
to get beyond the reach of oppression and ill-treatment by the government.
to reach a place where life isn't hard an the work is easy.
All the following were major terms of the Mayflower Compact, except:
the Pilgrims would cooperate and work together.
the Pilgrims could make their own laws.
the Pilgrims all agreed to obey the laws.
the Pilgrims would only allow others with similar religious views to settle at Plymouth.
The Native American population began to dwindle and disappear soon after the colonists came to America, mainly because of:
the decline in the deer herds.
new diseases and the constant warfare with the Europeans.
severe crop failures and droughts.
the disruption of their culture and their hunter-warrior way of life.
There was a clash of cultures between the Native Americans and the Europeans which become obvious and violent over the issue of:
land ownership.
the proper way to raise children.
the role of women in society.
religion.
The colonies attracted many poor people to America's shores. Those people who were willing to pay their "dues" upfront for the chance at a better life:
volunteered and signed up for indentured servitude.
rebelled against the king and ran away to America.
stowed away and illegally hid on the ships coming to America.
broke the law and committed crimes so they could be sentenced by British courts to "forced transportation to the colonies."
The colonists who settled in Massachusetts, who broke away from the Church of England, were called:
Puritans.
Quakers.
Anglicans.
Catholics.
These colonies made up the New England region except:
Rhode Island.
Virginia.
Massachusetts.
New Hampshire.
William Penn was the:
founder of the Pennsylvania colony.
governor of Washington.
king of English.
explorer that discovered the Americas.
Which colony is a Mid-Atlantic, or Middle, colony?
Connecticut
Georgia
California
Delaware
All the following events led up to the American Revolutionary War except:
The French & Indian War
(1754-1763)
The Boston Tea Party
(1773)
The Missouri Compromise
(1820)
Lexington
and Concord
(1775)
The Trail of Tears happened during this year:
1838
1776
1492
1684
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Which activity did you find the most useful when learning about US communities?
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I enjoyed reading from the textbook and completing the worksheets in the workbook.
I enjoyed the interactive notebook.
I enjoyed being assigned a topic to research, discussing it with my expert group or partner, and sharing the information with the class.
How much did learning about US communities, culture, and history help you better understand the texts that you read in class?
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I become more interested in the topic.
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