5th Grade Social Studies Chapter 5
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- Q1Why did the English want colonies in North America?To steal from the SpanishTo meet IndiansTo find gold and other resourcesTo visit new lands45s
- Q2How did the Jamestown settlers avoid starvation?They purified water for irrigationThey sold their landThe men looked for goldThey farmed the land and dug wells for water45s
- Q3Which of the following angered the Spanish?The colony at Roanoke failedFrancis Drake raided Spanish shipsRaleigh organized the colonyWhite returned to England to fight45s
- Q4Where was the first English colony?Roanoke IslandPlymouth RockRaleighJamestown30s
- Q5What colonies did the French found as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?Quebec and ChamplainSt. Lawrence and QuebecSt. Lawrence and ChamplainQuebec and Montreal45s
- Q6Which describes the type of government of Jamestown?Ruled by a presidentRuled by a dictatorNo governmentSelf-government45s
- Q7What river did the Dutch take control of as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?HuronSt. LawrenceHudsonChamplain45s
- Q8Which of the following contributed most to the growth and success of Quebec?fishing the watersTrading beaver furGood relations with the IndiansStrong harbor45s
- Q9Which summarizes why the Pilgrims chose to leave their homeland?To explore new landsTo gain wealthTo live on land of their ownTo practice their religious beliefs45s
- Q10What happened to dissenters of Puritan rules in Massachusetts?They changed their viewsThey were forced to leave their colonyThey were sent back to EnglandThey held religious discussions45s
- Q11Which is NOT a difficulty the Pilgrims faced at Plymouth?DroughtDiseaseHungerWinter30s
- Q12What group helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony?the Frenchthe Separatistthe Dutchthe Wampanoag30s
- Q13Why did the Pilgrims go to Plymouth?They liked the weatherThey didn't want to be indentured servantsA storm blew their ship off course.Plymouth did not have a colony yet45s
- Q14Which region had the longest growing season?New England ColoniesRhode Island ColonyMiddle ColoniesSouthern colonies45s
- Q15Why did the Puritans send a small group of colonists ahead of the others?To build a church so all could worshipTo begin businessesTo become immune to new diseasesTo get a colon y started for the others45s