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Grade 5 Colonial Period
Which group came to America so they did not have to worship in the Church of England?
  1. Pilgrims
  2. The Vikings
  3. Native Americans
  4. Merchants
Grade 9 Colonial Period
What 1763 document forbade the establishment of settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains?
  1. Treaty of Paris
  2. Northwest Ordinance
  3. Treaty of Middle Plantation
  4. Royal Proclamation of 1763
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Who was the first person accused of being a witch during the witch trials?
  1. Tituba
  2. Giles Cory
  3. Abigail Williams
  4. George Burroughs
Grade 8 Colonial Period
In what year did the witch trials end?
  1. 1655
  2. 1693
  3. 1721
  4. 1789
Grade 11 Colonial Period
The original European settlers of what is now New York were who?
  1. French
  2. English
  3. Dutch
  4. German
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Native American civilizations were threatened by
  1. diseases introduced by white settlers
  2. buffalo herds
  3. other Native American groups
  4. drought
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The Puritans were responsible for the establishment of which city?
  1. New York
  2. Philadelphia
  3. Washington D.C.
  4. Boston
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Which Treaty ended the French & Indian War?
  1. Treaty of Paris 1763
  2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  3. Treaty of Paris 1789
  4. Treaty of Versailles 1767
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Which city was the first in the United States to officially recognize Indigenous People's Day?
  1. Seattle, Washington
  2. Boston, Massachusetts
  3. San Francisco, California
  4. Denver, Colorado
Grade 6 Colonial Period
How many Intolerable Acts were there?
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
Grade 6 Colonial Period
Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion in which colonial town?
  1. Plymouth
  2. New York
  3. Jamestown
  4. Providence
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Who wrote a famous sermon called "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
  1. John Winthrop
  2. John Smith
  3. John Edwards
  4. John Elway
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Who was elected to be Governor of the Plymouth Colony in 1621?
  1. William Bradford
  2. Myles Standish
  3. William Brewster
  4. Squanto
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