Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  US History Worksheets
Looking for US History worksheets?
Check out our pre-made US History worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing Grade 2 questions. View questions in All Grades.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Continuing Education

Browse Questions

Second Grade (Grade 2) Colonial Period Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Grade 2 Colonial Period questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 2 of 4 Next
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Who helped the pilgrims in America?
  1. Indians
  2. Soldiers
  3. The king
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Black metal is called               .
  1. tin
  2. iron
  3. copper
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Honest and trustworthy were words used to describe
  1. Tomochichi
  2. Mary Musgrove
  3. James Oglethorpe
Grade 2 Colonial Period
The name of the Pilgrims' ship
  1. The Sunflower
  2. The Mayflower
  3. The Daiseyflower
Grade 2 Colonial Period
A             colonist              is a person who lived in one of the 1st colonies long ago.
Grade 2 Colonial Period
What caused many Pilgrims to die during the first winter?
  1. gun shots
  2. sickness and disease
  3. Indians
Grade 2 Colonial Period
What are some of the reasons people came to America?
  1. jobs
  2. Freedom to worship God
  3. education
  4. All of the Above
Grade 2 Colonial Period
List 2 things that King George later put taxes on that angered the colonists.
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Name one thing that the Stamp Tax put special taxes on.
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Mary Musgrove is known for being
  1. selfish
  2. dependable
  3. kind
Grade 2 Colonial Period
In what year did the Pilgrims come to America?
  1. 1720
  2. 1640
  3. 1620
Grade 2 Colonial Period
What did James Oglethorpe use to get to North America?
  1. car
  2. bus
  3. sailing ship
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Who did the colonists pick to become their very first President of the United States?
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Most Indians lived in teepees.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Colonial Period
The settlers who arrived in Jamestown were mostly
  1. boys and girls.
  2. men and boys.
  3. women and men.
  4. families.
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Who is believed to have made the first United States flag?
  1. Martha Washington
  2. Cinderella
  3. Queen Elizabeth
  4. Betsy Ross
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Mary Musgrove ran a successful
  1. store
  2. trading post
  3. farm
Grade 2 Colonial Period
You might call a blacksmith's shop a                .
  1. hardware store
  2. furniture store
  3. jewelry store
Grade 2 Colonial Period
A joiner's shop is a                .
  1. furniture store
  2. hardware store
  3. drugstore
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Who was the special Indian friend of the Pilgrims?
  1. Squanto
  2. Soto
  3. Thor
Previous Page 2 of 4 Next