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Curriculum & Standards
History-Social Science Fifth Grade
Chapter 5 Assessment:
The New England Colonies
SAMPLE
Who led followers to an island near Providence after being
expelled from a Massachusetts Colony?
A.
Thomas Hooker
B.
Anne Hutchinson
C.
Roger Williams
D.
John Winthrop
A.
B.
C.
D.
History-Social Science Fifth Grade
Chapter 5 Assessment
What was the main reason that the Puritans started
the Massachusetts Colony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
California Standards HSS 5.3, 5.4
Use the map to answer question #5.
to live according to their religious beliefs
to set up democratic governments
to mine for gold and silver
to build missions and ranches
Use the boxed information to answer question #2.
In 1635, the leaders of the Massachusetts Colony voted
to expel Roger Williams as punishment for his dissent.
What goods did England get from the colonies?
What does the word expel mean in the sentence
above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to differ in belief or opinion
to rebel against a government
to force someone to leave a place
to imprison someone
Thomas Hooker
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which summary best completes the graphic
organizer?
B.
C.
D.
Metacomet was known to the English as King
Philip.
Disagreements over land led to King Philip's
War.
Colonists attacked the Indians known as the
Pequot War.
The English expected the Indians to leave the
land.
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to hold Puritan religious services
to harvest and sell crops
to take care of town government
to teach children how to read
In what way did the New England Colonies have
representative governments?
Use the graphic organizer to answer question #4.
A.
sugar, molasses, fruit, and coffee
furs, lumber, tobacco, and rice
rum and iron products
manufactured goods
What was the main purpose of town meetings in
the New England Colonies?
Who founded the settlement of Hartford which
became part of the Connecticut Colony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The king of England gave each colony its own
charter.
The laws made in England did not apply to
the colonies.
The colonists elected their own leaders to
public offices.
The colonists were free to make, buy, and sell
their own products.
Why did whalers start going on longer whaling
trips?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They needed to be closer to markets in Europe.
The governor no longer allowed whales to be
towed to shore.
They wanted to avoid conflicts with the fishers.
They had caught most of the whales close to
shore.
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History-Social Science Fifth Grade
Chapter 5 Assessment
Which three places did the triangular trade routes
connect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
California Standards HSS 5.3, 5.4
Use the graphic organizer to answer question #13.
the New England, Middle, and Southern
Colonies
England, the English colonies, and Africa
Europe, Africa, and Asia
Boston, Philadelphia, and London
Use the line graph to answer question #10.
Which summary best completes the graphic
organizer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Before there were schools, parents taught
their children at home.
A typical school had only one room and one
teacher.
Most teachers were men.
New England colonist believed education was
important.
Use the boxed information to answer question #14.
During which 20-year period did the colonial
population of Massachusetts increase the most?
A.
B.
C.
D.
How did the Puritans try to make their settlements
a "city upon a hill"?
between 1620 and 1640
between 1640 and 1660
between 1660 and 1680
between 1680 and 1700
A.
Who founded the settlement of Providence which
became part of the Rhode Island Colony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
"…we shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people
are upon us…"
-John Winthrop, 1630
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Hooker
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
How did the early slave trade affect both Africans
and English colonists?
The journey enslaved Africans took across the
Atlantic Ocean was called the
A.
B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Middle Passage.
Great Migration.
Great Awakening.
triangular trade route.
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Puritans worked to make their settlements
examples of Christian living.
They attended long church services and
focused on working hard.
Their religious beliefs determined how they
lived, worked, and spent their free time.
all of the above
C.
D.
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People in Africa were sold as slaves to English
colonists.
Africans suffered terribly on the journey to
the colonies.
Many colonists began to try and end slavery.
all of the above
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History-Social Science Fifth Grade
Chapter 5 Assessment
Study the line graph below and answer the question #16.
California Standards HSS 5.3, 5.4
For which economic reason did most people first
settle in the Connecticut River valley?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to trade with American Indians
to have fertile land to farm
to build forts to protect the English colonies
to trade in port cities
Use the boxed information to answer question #19.
Puritans would hold their town meetings at church.
What does the term town meeting mean in the
sentence above?
A.
B.
During which time period did the value of exports
decrease the most?
A.
B.
C.
D.
D.
between 1720 and 1730
between 1750 and 1760
between 1740 and 1750
between 1700 and 1710
What was the major issue that caused King Philip's
War?
Who led the Puritans from England to
Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
Thomas Hooker
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Winthrop
John Winthrop
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C.
The land that lies beyond the settled areas.
An assembly where men could take part in
government.
All the businesses that make one kind of
product.
Speech that causes other people to work
against government.
C.
D.
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Colonists and Indians disagreed about
ownership of the land.
The Puritans did not want to allow slavery in
New England.
England tried to take over the Dutch colony
of New Netherland.
France started building forts on land that
England claimed
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