Colonies Lesson 1

A group of people who leaves a native country to form a settlement in a new place is a

What do the following places all have in common:

The United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Ghana

Two are right, but you need to pick the best and most specific answer.

• They all have vowels in their names

• They were all colonies at one time

• They're all countries

• They're all capitalized

Many countries including Spain, Portugal, France, England, Russia, and the Netherlands established colonies in the Americas.

• True

• False

How many British colonies were there on the Atlantic coast of North America?

• 50

• 11

• 13

• 7

We know the day they declared independence to be known as the...

• New Year of America

• Declaration of Independence

• 1776

• 4th of July

Which of the following was NOT motivation for colonists?

• Religious Freedom

• Wealth

• Land Ownership

• Meet new friends

Coming across dangerous & unknown territories was a ____________ the colonists faced.

When colonists moved, they got along with everyone at their new home.

• Yes

• No

• True

• False

Now that there was more distance between England and its colonies, sending supplies was a lot...

• faster

• slower

• more difficult

• easier

Indigenous people are also called __________.

• Native Americans

• locals

• the first to be there

• the original citizens of the area