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Grade 5 Colonial Period
Where did the Pilgrims first land in America?
  1. Leiden
  2. Plymouth
  3. Jamestown
  4. Provincetown
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Every passenger on the Mayflower signed the Mayflower Compact.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The Pilgrims probably did not land at Plymouth Rock.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The Middle Colonies were called the Breadbasket of Colonial America because they
  1. had rocky soil and cool climate
  2. had a surplus of tobacco
  3. had water to fish
  4. grew an abundance of wheat and corn
Grade 5 Colonial Period
In 1664,                     sent English warships to take New Netherland.
  1. Ben Franklin
  2. James, Duke of York
  3. Queen Elizabeth
  4. Peter Stuyvesant
Grade 5 Colonial Period
White found the missing colonists on nearby Croatoan Island.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Virginia Dare was the first English child born in North America.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Thanksgiving harvest festivals were celebrated in Jamestown before Plymouth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Who was the King of England in 1766?
  1. King George III
  2. King Fernando
  3. King George I
  4. King George's Dad
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Who brought the second group of Puritans to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 nad served as the governor several times?
  1. John Winthrop
  2. John Endecott
  3. John Smith
  4. Thomas Hooker
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which areas of North America did Spain claim because of explorer Juan Ponce De Leon?
  1. Newfoundland/Saint Lawrance River
  2. Florida
  3. Eastern Canada
  4. Hudson Valley
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which of the following is not included in the New England Colonies?
  1. Maine
  2. New Hampshire
  3. Rhode Island
  4. New York
  5. Connecticut
  6. Massachusetts
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The colony of Jamestown was established along the James River, on a peninsula. The purpose for this was
  1. to find gold and riches
  2. a good source for drinking water
  3. protection from Spanish ships.
  4. protection from disease.
Grade 5 Colonial Period
What was the name of the first successful American-built steam locomotive?
  1. Stourbridge Lion
  2. DeWitt Clinton
  3. Tom Thumb
  4. John Bull
Grade 5 Colonial Period
What was the water route believed to flow through North America to Asia that European explorers searched for from the 1500s to the 1700s called?
  1. South Passage
  2. Northeast Passage
  3. North Passage
  4. Northwest Passage
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which colony is NOT a part of the Southern Colonies?
  1. Georgia
  2. South Carolina
  3. North Carolina
  4. Vermont
  5. Maryland
  6. Virginia
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which man created the settlement Providence after he was expelled from the Salem settlement?
  1. John Winthrop
  2. David Thomson
  3. Roger Williams
  4. Sir Francis Drake
Grade 5 Colonial Period
What group helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony?
  1. The Puritans
  2. The Dutch
  3. The Separatists
  4. The Wampanoag
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Records from Plymouth Governor William Bradford show that Squanto really did teach the Pilgrims to fertilize their crops by burying fish with the seeds.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Squanto was the last of the Patuxet tribe.
  1. True
  2. False
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