After Reading the Story Over, Please Prepare Yourself for the Written Test by Answering s2

Story Study Guide Early America Prepare and due on ______

After reading the story over, please prepare yourself for the written test by answering the following questions. Respond to these on this sheet if possible. You may use your notebook if you feel it necessary for neatness and space. Underline the correct response to multiple choice questions. Begin and end your sentence correctly, besides making sure that your sentence has a subject and predicate.

1. It is clear from scientific evidence that a. Columbus and Cabot got to the New World at the same time. b. America was settle before Columbus got to the New World

2. Into which group should the first Native Americans and European explorers be categorized? a. People seeking new lands b. People who came in great ships

3. Why is Roanoke called the “Lost Colony”? ______

4. How were Jamestown Colony and Plymouth Colony alike? ______

5. Why were some Native Americans upset with European colonists?

______

6. Why did the English colonists settle in the eastern part of America?

______

7. How were the colonists different from each other?

______

http://www.opencourtresources.com 8. Which of these countries did NOT own land in America? a. Spain. b. Germany

9. Where was the first Spanish settlement built?

a. Massachusetts b. Florida

VOCABULARY this week! Fill in the blanks with the words from the word bank. civilization diverse colonists inherit settlements

1. The ______(people who help to start a colony) decided to start life in a new territory.

2. In some ways, Western societies are based on the ancient ______(societies with their own organization and culture) of Greece and Rome.

3. The New York Colony became a very culturally and ethnically ______(different, varied) colony.

4. The Plymouth Colony was the first of the Pilgrims’ ______(s) (newly established places where people come to live) in America.

5. Long ago, only the eldest son could ______(receive from someone who has died) the land of his father.

http://www.opencourtresources.com Study these Spelling words:

REVIEW from the Unit, so many spellings! snob blob club grub stub sum gum hum drum plum glum snip trip chip drip fail mail bail hail pail

Practice these in cursive. Correct letter formation is a must!

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