5th grade Benchmark

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Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

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Spain

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What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America? Options: the Fountain of Youth, the Indies, the Northwest Passage, the Seven Cities of Gold

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the Northwest Passage

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What caused the colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

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whether they supported independence from Britain

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Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe? Options: to find a more direct water route to Asia, to set up colonies, to spread the Catholic religion, to discover new continents

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to find a more direct water route to Asia

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What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

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France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America

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What was the major issue that caused King Phillip's War?

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Colonists and the Native Americans disagreed about ownership of the land

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Which three places did the triangular trade routes connect?

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England, the English colonies, and Africa

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What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War? Options: It printed colonial currency, It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain, It passed new tax laws for the colonies, It sold western lands to settlers

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It passed new tax laws for the colonies

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What does the word representation mean in the sentence: "Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation."?

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a voice in one's government