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Class
from Of Plymouth Plontstion (pageQ2)
Recall and Interpret (55points
total;ll points
each)
Writetheletterof the bestanswer.
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The Pilgrims chose to settle at Cape Cod mainly because
a. it was a safeharbor,,
b. it was near "Hudson's River."
c. the native inhabitants were friendlv.
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d. stomis:drove'themashdreat'that lbiation.
2. The Pilgrimsfr."i th. g;**rt armculties
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b.
c.
d.
oceanpassage.
first winter in the new land.
first summer in the new land.
secondwinter in the new land.
3. To which of the following does Bradford give the most credit'for saving
the Pilgrims during the "starving time"?
a. God's mercy
b. the Pilgrims' loyalty to each other
c. the knowledge, hard work, and loyalry of Squanto
d. the treaty signedbetween the Pilgdms and Massasoit
4. Who did Bradford describeas "a special instmment sent of God for
their [the Pilgrims'] good beyond their expectatiort''?
a. Squanto
b. Samoset
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You can tell from the selection that the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving
took place immediately after
a. the "starving time."
b, the sigrrlng of the ffeary with Massasoit.
c. rheir first winter in the new land.
d. rheir first harvest in the new land.
Vocabulary Practice (t5 points
total;Jpoints
each)
write fte letterof the bestanswer.
rhis exercise
is continued
onthenextpage.
5. An example of a commodity is
a. com.
b. patience.
C, a treaty.
7, To resolve to do somethittg involves a feeling of
a. dread.
b, enthusiasm.
c. determination.
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8. A {eignedfriendshipwouldbe one that wxt'' """" .
c. casual.
b. phony.
a, deep.
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9. If you procurc something, you
b. acquire it.
a. lose it.
tO. One could appealto providenceby
b' goingto courL
d, prayrng.
C. strive to get iL
C' rryiting to the govemor.
Analyze and Evaluate(lo points)
in theboxusing
belowThenrewritetheseptence
dictionin thepassage
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And no marvel if they lthe
Pilgrims] were thus joyful, seeing
wise Senecawasso affectedwith
sailing a few miles on the coast
of his own ltaly, as he affirmed,
that he had rather remain
twenty years on his way by land
than passby seato any place
in a short time, so tedious and
dreadful wis the sameunto him.
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12, In a paragraphor two, describethe agreementreachedbetween the
Pilgrims and the Native Americans. In what way are its terms more
favorable to one group than to the other?
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