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1.
While being lifted onto a carriage, Plymouth Rock broke in two. This splitting
is now compared to the division of the settlers from the British Empire. What
was the name of the society that formed to honor the Pilgrims and put Plymouth
Rock in a new home? ________________________________
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/Rock.htm
2. In the Southern
Colonies, what city became important to the South because of its commerce?
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http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p4.htm
3.
Where was the Declaration of Independence read on July 8, 1776?
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http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/h3_map/mapfrst.html
4. How
many adult women survived the Mayflower voyage to America? _____________________
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/women.php
5.
Virginia Dare was the first English child born in America. Her grandfather,
Governor John White, sailed back to England for supplies, but when he returned
to Roanoke Island, the colonists were gone. No one knows for sure where the
colonists went or what happened to them. What word carved in a tree is the only
clue left by the colonists?
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http://www.outerbanks.com/manteo/history/vadare.htm
6. In 1647
the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the “ye olde deluder Satan” act. What
did it require?
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http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p5.htm
7. The myth is that
Pilgrims dressed in black and white. What were the common colors worn?
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How would a 6-year-old Pilgrim girl be dressed?
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How would a 6-year-old Pilgrim boy be dressed?
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http://members.aol.com/calebj/clothing.html
8. How long did the Salem
Witch Trials last? _________________________________________
Were only women accused of being witches?
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http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com
9. When and why did the
first African-Americans arrive in Jamestown? Give 2 examples of laws or
decisions that had an impact on African-Americans in Jamestown. (Answer on back)
http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/african-americans-at-jamestown.htm
10. A variety of
artifacts have been discovered in Jamestown. Pick 2 you find interesting,
describe them and write why you like them. (Answer on back)
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/images/artifacts/jamestown.html
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