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3rd Grade History Practice Test

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  • Englishmen from wealthy families
    gentlemen
  • The terrible winter when many colonists starved
    Starving Time
  • List 2 ways that Squanto helped the Pilgrims
    Taught them how to catch fish, plant corn, make succotash, find nuts and berries to eat, make maple syrup and sugar.
  • The first governor of Phymouth
    John Carver
  • Who was the captain in command of the English ships that sailed to Jamestown?
    Captain Newport
  • The Pilgrims' ship was called the....
    Mayflower
  • Whom did the Pilgrims choose to be their military leader?
    Miles Standish
  • The Native American chief who made a peace treaty with the Pilgrims
    Chief Massasoit
  • The chief leader of many Indian tribes surrounding Jamestown and the father of Pocahontas
    Powhatan
  • The islands that Columbus discovered became known as the....
    WEST Indies
  • King of England who wanted to form a colony in America
    King James I
  • What were people searching for in the new world?
    Riches, gold, and pearls
  • To say in another language
    translate
  • Englishmen who came to America for adventure were called....
    Strangers
  • A disease carried by mosquitos
    malaria
  • Why did John Smith want the men to plant gardens?
    He knew the food on the boat would not last forever
  • The first successful English settlement in the New World
    Jamestown
  • What were the names of the three ships that sailed to the New World?
    The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
  • Englishmen who wanted to SEPARATE from the Church of England
    Separatists
  • Who was the Native American princess who helped save Jamestown?
    Pocahontas
  • Why was Pocahontas held prisoner in Jamestown?
    So her father would not attack
  • Who was the father of Pocahontas?
    Powhatan
  • The Native American princess who is said to have saved John Smith's life and helped to save Jamestown
    Pocahontas
  • Who was the captain in command of the English ships that sailed to Jamestown?
    Captain Newport
  • This was the name of the Native American chief who sold Pocahontas to Captain Argall.
    Chief Japazaws
  • India and part of Asia are called the....
    EAST Indies
  • What was Pocahontas's English name?
    Rebecca
  • The name given to the Separatists and Strangers when they sailed to America
    Pilgrims
  • Who made the rule "He who will not work, shall not eat!"
    Captain John Smith
  • John Smith was injured and had to leave the colony. When he returned, what did he do?
    He explored and made a map of New England
  • In what ways did Captain Standish help the Pilgrims when they got sick?
    He cooked for them, became their nurse, and washed their clothes.
  • The Pilgrims held a feast of ______ of to celebrate God's goodness.
    Thanksgiving
  • The FIRST Native American to help the Pilgrims
    Samoset
  • The English settler in Jamestown who married Pocahontas
    John Rolfe
  • The Native American cief who made a peace treaty with the Pilgrims
    Samoset
  • A list of two promises kept by two groups of people
    Peace treaty
  • Laws written to govern the Pilgrims in America; the first form of self-government in the New World
    Mayflower Compact
  • The Native American who helped the Pilgrims
    Squanto
  • A group of people ruled by their own country who settle in another land are called a.....
    colony
  • Why did men known as gentlemen come to America?
    They had heard America was a land of great wealth
  • The American continents were known as....
    The New World
  • What did Squanto learn in England?
    English language and how the English lived
  • Why did the Separatists want to leave Holland?
    Their children were forgetting their English ways
  • A person who has settled in a colony
    Colonist
  • What food did Pocahontas provide to the colonists?
    Corn
  • Why did Squanto stay with the Pilgrims?
    To teach them how to live in their new land
  • Name 3 things John Smith did for the Jamestown.
    1. He made the fort stronger 2. He made the walls of Jamestown stronger 3. He encouraged people to grow their own food
  • What did the colonists name their new colony?
    Jamestown
  • This was the captain of the ship the Treasurer who kidnapped Pocahontas
    Samuel Argall
  • Who was the captain in command of the English ships that sailed to Jamestown?
    Captain Newport