📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which group of settlers founded Plymouth Colony in 1620?

Puritans

Pilgrims

Quakers

Dutch traders

2. What was the main reason the Puritans came to Massachusetts Bay Colony?

To find gold

To practice their religion freely

To trade with Native Americans

To escape poverty

3. Which Native American helped the Plymouth settlers survive their first winter?

Pocahontas

Squanto

Sitting Bull

Sacagawea

4. Check all the challenges that Northeast settlers faced: (Select all that apply)

Harsh winters

Disease and illness

Food shortages

Conflicts with Native Americans

Desert conditions

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions

5. Fill in the blanks:

The ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World was called the _______________. They landed at ________________ Rock in present-day Massachusetts.

6. Explain how the arrival of European settlers affected the Native American tribes in the Northeast. Give at least two examples.

7. Why do you think many settlers chose to come to the Northeast region despite the challenges they would face?

8. Name three crops that Native Americans taught the settlers to grow, and explain why this knowledge was important for survival.

🗺️ Part 3: Map Activity

9. On the map below, label the following Northeast colonies and settlements:

Label these locations: Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New Amsterdam (New York), Connecticut Colony, Rhode Island

Northeast Region Map

Atlantic Ocean →

10. In the space below, draw and label one tool or item that settlers brought with them that helped them survive in the Northeast.

Northeast Settlers Worksheet

Northeast Settlers Worksheet

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer Questions

🗺️ Part 3: Map Activity

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