Plymouth Colony Exit Ticket

Where was the Plymouth Colony located? 

• Present-Day North Carolina
• Inside the Chesapeake Bay on the James River
• Cape Cod (Massachusetts) 
• Virginia

Who founded the Plymouth Colony?

• Squanto and the Pawtuxet American Indians
• John Smith
• John White
• Pilgrims from England

What is a Pilgrim?

• Someone who makes a journey for religious purposes
• An English colonist
• A person who gets along with American Indians
• A sailor who looks for new places to live

Why were the Pilgrims trying to establish (build or found) a colony in the New World? 

• Expand England's territory
• Find Gold
• Religious Freedom
• All of the above

What conditions in England made the Pilgrims want Religious Freedom?

• In England in the 1600s, it was illegal to belong to any church or religion other than The Church of England.
• People who spoke out against the Church of England faced persecution (harsh treatment or punishment)
• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion without being persecuted in England. 
• All of the above. 

What was the name of the that ship carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth?

• Nina
• Pinta
• Godspeed
• Mayflower

What year was Plymouth founded?

• 1585
• 1607 
• 1865
• 1620

What happened to the colonists that first arrived at Plymouth?

• They found gold.
• They migrated back to England
• They suffered a harsh winter that led to disease and starvation; only half of the colony survived. 
• They were unable to make peace with the Wampanoag Indians living nearby. 

This Pawtuxet Indian living with the Wampanoag Indians spoke a little English and offered his help to the Plymouth Pilgrims. 

• John White
• Chief Powhatan
• Squanto
• Pocahontas (Matoaka)