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Read this sentence from the text: But when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the James in honor of their King, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them. What is the main point of this sentence? (5 points)
A river entry caused much concern.
Although the river was wide, there were fears.
Even a moment of triumph held some fears.
The colonists were devoted subjects

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Three little vessels—the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery—left England in December, 1606, under the command of Captain Christopher Newport, to found a colony on the distant shores of Virginia. Two decades earlier Sir Walter Raleigh had sent out a group of settlers to what is now North Carolina, and they had disappeared mysteriously. What had happened to them? men asked. Had they been killed by the Indians? Had they fallen victims to disease? Had they starved? Those who shared in this new venture must have wondered if a like fate awaited them in this strange new land.

But their spirits rose when they entered Chesapeake Bay. Landing parties were delighted with the "fair meddowes ... full of flowers of divers kinds and colors," the "goodly tall trees," and the streams of fresh water. It was a smiling country which seemed to bid them welcome. But when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the James in honor of their King, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them. They knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? Might there not be fatal diseases unknown in Europe?

Review the end of the first paragraph in the "Give Me Liberty" excerpt. What is the main point of the questions at the end of the paragraph? (5 points)


The fate of early settlers was uncertain.

The new settlers had much to fear.

The new settlers had less to fear than the earlier ones.

The new colony was not in North Carolina.

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Question #2: The answer is 1.
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1. Even a moment of triumph held some fears.

The excerpt discusses the arrival of English people to America. Early colonists knew little of the new continent, and were fearful for their future. In a trip of such difficulty and uncertainty, there was much to fear. The excerpt shows that even when something promised a bright future, the colonists held unto some fear of tragedy.

2. The fate of early settlers was uncertain.

Because of the limited knowledge colonists had, and the tragedy that had befallen earlier adventurers, new settlers were worried about their prospects in the new country. Disease, Native Americans, bad crops, bad weather and new animals were all very real concerns, which made their fate in the new continent very uncertain.

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