5th Grade Study Guide, November 20th

Chapter 5 – “The Settlement of North America” – p. 148-171

Chapter 6 – “Establisment of the 13 English Colonies” – p. 178-197

Test Format

Matching – 10

Multiple Choice – 8

Chart Skills – 2

Short Answer – 6

Essay – 1

Key Terms and People

Mississippi River

John Smith

Quebec

John Winthrop

Northwest Passage

pilgrims

stock

Lord Baltimore

cash crop

Roger Williams

Squanto

Mayflower Compact

indigo

William Penn

Tomochichi

Confederacy

Pocahontas

proprietors

Quakers

Virginia Dare

Lord Baltimore

debtors

Story of Roanoke

Themes

- Why did the Pilgrims come here? Where did they go first? How many were on the ship?

- What was the story of the First Thanksgiving?

- How did tobacco “save” Jamestown? “He that will not work shall not eat.”

- What colonies were the New England Colonies? The Middle Colonies? The Southern Colonies?

- What did a typical New England town look like? What was “A City Upon A Hill”?

- Essay Question: Why did people come to America? Did they all want to? Why or why not?

Jamestown’s Settlers

Africans

Pilgrims

Indentured Servants