3rd Grade Benchmark 1

3rd Grade Benchmark 1

3rd Grade

20 Qs

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3rd Grade Benchmark 1

3rd Grade Benchmark 1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Using Source 1, who were the first inhabitants of North America?

English colonists

French explorers

Native Americans

Spanish soldiers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Using Source 2, how did John Smith describe life in the early American colony of Jamestown?

Life in Jamestown was easy because the Native Americans helped the colonists grow the food they needed to survive.

Life in Jamestown was difficult because the colonists had to clear the land of trees to build their homes and grow food to survive.

Life in Jamestown was easy because the English settlers traded with Native Americans for everything they needed.

Life in Jamestown was dangerous because settlers had to fight with pirates.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Based on Source 2, Source 3, and Source 4, which of the following best describes the economic activities of the Jamestown colony in Virginia?

Jamestown colony made money from fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Jamestown colony made money from trading fruit and vegetables with Native Americans.

Jamestown colony made money from enslaved Africans, who were forced to work without pay.

Jamestown colony made money from shipbuilding and logging.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Based on all of the sources, which statement best explains how geography and climate impacted the economies of the colonies?

The geography and climate of the colonial regions made the Northeast region rich and the Southeast region poor.

The geography and climate of the colonial regions made farming difficult in the Southeast region but easy in the Northeast region.

The geography and climate of the colonial regions impacted the resources that colonists could grow, trade, and sell.

The geography and climate of the colonial regions led to the rapid growth of slavery in the Northeast and the slow growth of slavery in the Southeast.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Using Source 2 and Source 4, what is the best explanation why Africans were enslaved and forcibly brought to the colonies?

To increase the wealth of plantation owners.

To teach American colonists new farming practices.

To work in coal mines in the Appalachian Mountains.

To start work on the Underground Railroad.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

Based on Source 1, which of the historical documents below was written at the Constitutional Convention?

Declaration of Independence

Letters of Valley Forge

Treaty of Paris

U.S. Constitution

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 2 pts

How does Source 3 best show the form of government that the United States adopted with its Constitution?

It shows the flags of different colonies.

It shows people electing a king.

It shows the start of a political party.

It shows representatives working for the people.

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