A group of families moved to a quiet valley so they could worship in their own way. Why did they settle there?

Settlers built a tall wooden wall all the way around their new village. Which reason for settling does this show?

A new mill opened and needed many workers, so families moved next to it. Why did they settle there?

Neighbors in a new town met and wrote down rules for sharing land and water. Which reason for forming a community is this?

Long ago, people who wanted to be safe settled far apart from everyone else.

When people settle in a place, what are they doing?

The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower and started the Plymouth settlement. What were they mainly looking for?

William Penn started the colony of Pennsylvania. Which reason best explains why he wanted it?

Roger Williams started the town of Providence. What could people do there?

Miners hurried to California when gold was found there, and towns grew fast. Why did they settle there?

Families traveled west when the government offered free land to farm. Why did they settle on that land?

Finding work is one reason people move to a new community.

What is the main job of a community's laws?

Religious freedom means people are allowed to do what?

A family left their old country because they were punished for their beliefs. What did they hope to find?

Some people came to America because they were not allowed to follow their religion at home.

Many early towns grew up right beside a fort. What did the fort give the people who settled there?

Miners in a new camp kept arguing over who owned each piece of ground, so they called a meeting. What did the camp need?

Before starting homes, one group of settlers built a meeting house where they could pray together. Which reason for settling does this show?

The people of a young town voted for leaders to settle arguments between neighbors. Which reason for forming a community is this?

Communities never make rules for the people who live there.

Shopkeepers moved next to a new train station so they could sell more goods. Why did they settle there?

Travelers on the trail parked their wagons in a circle at night and took turns keeping watch. What were they thinking about most?

Everyone who settles a new place moves there for the same reason.

Laws help people in a community solve arguments fairly.

What is a community?

Many families passed through Ellis Island in New York Harbor when they came to the United States. What did most of them hope to find?

When we say people settled somewhere for a better life, what did they usually want?

Pioneers crossing the plains traveled in long wagon trains instead of alone. Why?

Why did early New England towns hold town meetings?

Families fleeing a war settled in a quiet valley far from the fighting. Why did they settle there?

Amish families left Europe in the 1700s and settled on Pennsylvania farmland. What were they mainly looking for?

Weavers moved to a town where a new cloth market opened and buyers came every week. Why did they settle there?

A blacksmith set up his forge beside a busy river crossing where traveling wagons needed new horseshoes. Why did he settle there?

Many French Huguenots sailed to Charleston and other American towns in the late 1600s. What were they mainly looking for?

Frontier families built their cabins inside a stockade. What is a stockade?

A town's leaders make a rule that everyone in the town must follow. What is that kind of rule called?

A family today moves to a new city because one parent got a job there. Which reason for settling is that?

Mormon pioneers traveled far west and built Salt Lake City. What were they mainly looking for?

A family says they picked their town because the schools and doctors are good. Which reason for settling is that closest to?