Vocabulary
Land to the West of Europe between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
A. America
B. Mexico
A. America
Arnold and his father lived in a______.
A. Tree House
B. Colony
C. School House
B. Colony
Where did many Indigenous groups live?
A. China
B. Italy
C. North America
C. North America
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What did the Native Americans know how to build?
A. Airplanes
B. Homes
C. Cars
B. Homes
How did the colonists feel about the laws?
A. Silly
B. Angry
C. Happy
B. Angry
What kind of treaty was signed?
A. Dirty
B. Peace
C. Silly
B. Peace
Where did the British soldiers march to fight?
A. colony
B. playground
C. ocean
A. colony
A group of people who fight to keep a country safe.
A. Teachers
B. Army
C. Children
B. Army
The king of ________was not being fair.
A. Britain
B. America
A. Britain
What did the New World start to be called?
A. Australia
B. America
C. Canada
B. America
What did the colonists give to the Native Americans?
A. Tools
B. Beds
C. Phones
A. Tools
What did laws make the colonists pay?
A. taxes
B. doctor bills
C. speeding tick
A. taxes
What were the colonies?
A. Clouds
B. States
C. Lost
B. States
What war were the battles the start of?
A. World War II
B. Vietnam War
C. Revolutionary War
C. Revolutionary War
a person who comes from another country to live together with ours in a new area of land.
A. Parents
B. Colonist
B. Colonist
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Who are the main characters in this story?
A. Aunt and Uncle
B. Grandmother and Grandfather
C. Arnold and Arnold’s father
C. Arnold and Arnold’s father
What did some people hope would be better?
A. Life
B. Food
C. Weather
A. Life
What happened between Native Americans and colonists?
A. concerts
B. fights
C. celebrations
B. fights
What did the colonists have to pay taxes on?
A. sugar
B. trees
C. gaming systems
A. sugar
What is the United States of America now?
A. a country
B. a statue
C. a holiday
A. a country
Who was asked to lead the new American army?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Ben Franklin
C. George Washington
C. George Washington
A place where people from another country come to live together.
A. School
B. Colony
C. Camp
B. Colony
One night, there was _______shining from a steeple.
A. Light
B. Sun
C. Clouds
A. Light
Which explorer sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and found what he called the New World?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Christopher Columbus
C. Christopher Columbus
What was the name of the first English colony?
A. Miami
B. Jamestown
C. New York City
B. Jamestown
What did the colonists do about the taxes?
A. sang
B. protested
C. read books
B. protested
Who won the war?
A. America
B. Spain
C. Great Britain
A. America
What did the leaders of the colonies write?
A. Star-Spangled Banner
B. Declaration of Independence
C. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Declaration of Independence
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An area of land that has its own government and rules.
A. Cary NC
B. Country
B. Country
A man on a horse rode through the night. His name was________.
A. Tim Brown
B. Paul Revere
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Paul Revere
What did Amerigo Vespucci’s explorations help make?
A. a book
B. A map
C. A song
B. A map
What did the Native Americans know how to do to get food?
A. play video games
B. make movies
C. hunt and farm
C. hunt and farm
How did the colonists protest?
A. ate corn
B. drew maps
C. dumped tea
C. dumped tea
What was signed after the war?
A. Peace Treaty
B. Tax Law
C. Fighting Plan
A. Peace Treaty
Why was the Declaration of Independence important?
A. It was the first time the colonies called themselves their own country
B. The colonists had to pay taxes to the king.
C. The colonies had to go back to Great Britain.
A. It was the first time the colonies called themselves their own country
Being able to do and say what you want without being punished for it.
A. Right
B. Freedom
C. Wrong
B. Freedom
The colonists must get ready to fight for their ______.
A. Freedom
B. School
C. Rights
C. Rights
How did people think America would be different?
A. They thought they would be able to drive fast cars.
B. They thought America would give them a better life, with more freedoms and land.
C. People thought they would find big crowded cities.
B. They thought America would give them a better life, with more freedoms and land.
How did the growing colonies affect the Native Americans?
A. They worked together with the colonists to build new cities.
B. With more people coming to America, their land was taken and they were pushed west.
C. The Native Americans asked the king for help.
B. With more people coming to America, their land was taken and they were pushed west.
Why did the colonies need to work together?
A. to follow the king’s laws
B. to make a plan that would help fight against the king
C. to drink lots of tea
B. to make a plan that would help fight against the king
What could leaders do now that the war was over?
A. Make their own decisions like what laws to have or how to run their government.
B. Make a new stamp.
C. Wear shirts and shorts
A. Make their own decisions like what laws to have or how to run their government.
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Why did the king not want the colonies to be free?
A. he king would miss the colonies.
B. The king could not make rules and laws anymore for the colonies.
C. The king didn’t want to fight anymore
B. The king could not make rules and laws anymore for the colonies.
An argument between counties or groups in which sides are taken.
A. War
B. Dance Battle
A. War
Who were the first people to live on these lands?
A. Indigenous peoples
B. American People
The first English_________ was created in 1607.
A. School
B. Movie
C. Colony
C. Colony
The_______ wanted to fully control the colonies.
A. Queen
B. King
C. Principal
B. King
What is a set of rules and laws for the United States Government?
A. Taxes
B. Constitution
C. Amendments
B. Constitution
The king did not want to change his_______.
A. Clothes
B. Laws
C. Mind
B. Laws