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Grade 5 Colonial Period
James Oglethorpe founded the Georgia Colony in order to
  1. give debtors a new start
  2. make money from cash crops
  3. get away from the summer insect infestation on his plantation
  4. allow colonist freedom to worship in their own way
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Mennonites and Amish fled persecution in Germany to settle in which colony?
  1. Georgia
  2. New York
  3. Pennslyvania
  4. Massachusetts Bay
Grade 6 Colonial Period
What was the name of the trade boycott with England created by the Continental Congress?
  1. Continental Association
  2. Continental System
  3. Anaconda Plan
  4. Boston Port Act
Grade 5 Colonial Period
It was illegal to teach slaves to
  1. read and write
  2. read a map
  3. shoe horses
  4. build houses
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Why did 3/4 of the settlers die when they first arrived in the United States?
  1. Harsh Winter
  2. Famine/Starvation
  3. Disease
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Colonial Period
Agriculture was more important in the Southern colonies than in the New England colonies because in the Southern colonies the
  1. soil was rocky
  2. rainfall was more predictable
  3. climate was warmer
  4. wind was less damaging
Grade 8 Colonial Period
George Burroughs had what profession?
  1. farmer
  2. minister
  3. magistrate
  4. indentured servant
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Delaware is part of the                     .
  1. Southern colonies
  2. New England colonies
  3. Middle colonies
  4. Europe
Grade 5 Colonial Period
The original 13 colonies were ruled by the               .
  1. British
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. German
Grade 4 Colonial Period
Two reasons people explored were
  1. to find new friends and buy a new boat
  2. to find new land and find gold
  3. to trick the Native Americans and draw maps
Grade 8 Colonial Period
The first settlers came to New England seeking                  .
  1. friendship
  2. religious freedom
  3. technology
  4. food
Grade 8 Colonial Period
After being taken over by the English in 1664, New Netherland was renamed
  1. New England.
  2. New Hampshire.
  3. New Jersey.
  4. New York.
Grade 6 Colonial Period
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts in what year?
  1. 1770
  2. 1774
  3. 1776
  4. 1780
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