Blood, Smoke, and Freedom

Many people moved from Europe to America because they wanted ______.

• larger farms

• stricter laws

• more freedom

• better food

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CCSS.RI.3.1

. What does territory mean in the line “They died of diseases brought by European settlers, in fights over territory . . .”

• government

• land

• money

• warships

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why did the American army lose the Battle of Brooklyn?

• American soldiers didn’t listen to General Washington.

• Most American soldiers drowned trying to cross deep ponds

• The British army was larger than the American army.

• British soldiers were camped in New York City

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

Which line below supports the answer to question 3?

• “Joseph fought bravely, but the British forces were too big and too strong.”

• “For the next three days, he and his regiment fought to drive away British troops . . .”

• “Hundreds were killed, injured, or taken prisoner.”

• “Inside the forts were thousands of terrified American soldiers.”

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CCSS.RI.3.1

What happened to the American soldiers trapped in the forts?

• British soldiers captured them

• Boats rescued them

• They refused to fight

• They defeated the British.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

“Blood, Smoke, and Freedom” is mainly about . . .

• life in the colonies.

• the British army.

• the end of the Revolutionary War.

• the Battle of Brooklyn.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2