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Grade 1 Colonial Period
The first Indians the Pilgrims met were                                 and                                .
  1. Geronimo and Chief Sitting Bull
  2. Squanto and Chief Samoset
  3. Cochise and Chief Crazy Horse
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Where did the Pilgrims go before they went to America?
  1. Kentucky
  2. Spain
  3. Holland
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Everyone on the Pilgrim's ship to America was a Pilgrim.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Most colonial houses had a vegetable garden near them and a pen for a few animals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Colonial Period
The capital of the English colonies in North America was first at Jamestown and then later was moved to Williamsburg.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Colonial Period
The Pilgrims were surprised when an English-speaking Native American named Samoset came to their village and welcomed them. He later brought his friend who spoke English better to meet the Pilgrims. What was this man's name?
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Captain Myles Standish was the only soldier that traveled with the Pilgrims. He helped teach the Pilgrims how to defend themselves.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Name one way that colonial children learned.
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Why was school and education important to the Puritans?
Grade 1 Colonial Period
There were not any slaves in Colonial times.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Colonial Period
In the book, "The Last of the Mohicans", which side did Heyward fight on?
  1. The French
  2. The British
  3. The Hurons
  4. The American colonists
Grade 1 Colonial Period
What three plants did George Washington Carver discover were good for the soil?
Grade 1 Colonial Period
In the book, "The Matchlock Gun," who did Edward's father go to fight against?
  1. The British
  2. The American colonists
  3. The French and the Indians
  4. The Spanish
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Why did most colonial shops have easy-to-see pictures and very few words on their signs?
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Mark all of the things the leaders of the colonies had rules about.
  1. What you could wear.
  2. When to go to church.
  3. How much money you could have.
  4. How you should act and speak.
  5. What you could do on the Sabbath.
  6. How many animals you could own.
Grade 1 Colonial Period
What did colonists use to keep their homes warm and to cook their food?
Grade 1 Colonial Period
If a colonist committed a crime, he could be sentenced to which punishments?
  1. The stocks or pillory.
  2. Being sent to a foreign land.
  3. Whippings
  4. Jail
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Name one thing that was unique about the members of the Quaker religious group.
Grade 1 Colonial Period
A quilting bee was one way that colonists mixed their work with their play.
  1. True
  2. False
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