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Social Studies: Unit 2, Chapter 5
1. The English wanted colonies in North America to find
and
other resources.
2.
was the first English colony.
3. Francis Drake raided the
Spanish.
ships which angered the
4.
established in Jamestown.
is a type of government
5. The Jamestown settlers avoided
by farming the
and dug wells for
.
6. Quebec and Montreal are colonies the
founded as a
result of searching for the
.
7. Trading
success of Quebec.
contributed to the growth and
8. As a result of searching for the Northwest Passage, the Dutch took
control of the
.
9. The Pilgrims choose to leave their homeland to practice their
beliefs.
10. The Pilgrims went to
ship off course.
because a storm blew their
11. The Pilgrims faced the following difficulties while at Plymouth:
 the
season


12. The
Pilgrims survive at the Plymouth colony.
group helped the
13. The
ahead of the others to get a colony started.
14. The
had the longest growing season.
15. Because of different
colony was different from another.
16. The
were forced to leave their colony.
sent a small group of colonists
each New England
of the Puritans in Massachusetts
17. Many of the Middle and Southern Colonies were started by
because he gave away large plots of land.
Short Answer Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What events led to the disappearance of the colony at Roanoke Island?
Why was tobacco important to Jamestown?
What was the result of the Europeans’ search for the Northwest Passage?
How did the Dutch plan the growth of New Amsterdam?
Why did Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving, and why did they invite the
Wampanoag to celebrate with them?
6. How were the Puritans similar to the Pilgrims?
7. Why were the New England colonies of Roanoke Island and Connecticut
founded?
8. What was the importance of the location of the Georgia colony?