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3.PS.B

Who did the settlers in Jamestown go to for help?

A. the Powhatan

B. the Dutch

C. Christopher Columbus

D. the people of Cahokia

3.PS.B

Which of the following helped the colony of Jamestown grow stronger?

A. eating unhealthy food

B. crop failures

C. fighting the Powhatan

D. having more people arrive

3.PS.B

San Jose, California, is one of the largest Vietnamese American communities in the United States. Every winter, Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, is celebrated at the San Jose county fairgrounds. The people watch colorful, life-sized dragon puppets dance, and they eat food known as moon cakes.

Explain two customs and traditions the Vietnamese brought with them to the United States.

3.PS.B

America is called a “melting pot” because many people from different cultural backgrounds live in the country. Each group has its own cultures and traditions, and all Americans share in this diversity.

Why have immigrants come to America in the past?

3.PS.B

Which direction did African Americans migrate within the United States during the late 1800s?

A. from the South to the North

B. from the South to the West

C. from the North to the South

D. from the Midwest to the North

4.PS.B

Which two nations claimed land in the Ohio Country during the 1700s?

4.PS.B

What is a reason why many African Americans came to Ohio after the Civil War?

A. factory jobs in Ohio paid low wages

B. opportunities in manufacturing

C. discrimination was still present

D. better living conditions than in the South

4.PS.B

Why did General Josiah Harmar order his troops to burn Native American crops at harvest time?

4.PS.B

Describe how the Treaty of Greenville affected Native Americans living in the Ohio Country.

4.PS.B

What is a reason that the Shakers settled in Ohio?

A. freedom from political and religious oppression

B. they did not have to work as hard in Ohio

C. they did not want to give property to their community

D. they were against equal rights among men and women

5.PS.B

What country was Christopher Columbus trying to find when he first sailed west from Spain?

A. France

B. the Indies

C. Africa

D. the New World

5.PS.B

Why were the Puritans better prepared for life in the New World than the Pilgrims?

A. They had raised a lot more money.

B. They learned how to survive in the forests of England.

C. They arrived in the winter.

D. They brought more supplies and animals.

5.PS.B

Why did most enslaved Africans live on large plantations in the Southern colonies?

A. The plantations had plenty of food.

B. They were offered good housing.

C. They wanted to earn a living.

D. The plantations needed a lot of workers.

5.PS.B

Explain why enslaved Africans were brought to the colonies.

5.PS.B

Write a paragraph explaining some of the reasons European colonists came to North America.