Early English Settlements and Colonies

A settlement is a

• small, newly built community.

• place ruled by another country.

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• freedom to practice their religion.

• good farmland and fishing

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians

• a plan of government drawn up by the settlers

Both Pilgrims & Puritans left England because they wanted.......

• Religious Freedom

• Mayflowers

The agreement Pilgrims made to govern themselves and make fair laws is called the........

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

Which settlement was known for starting because of wanting religious freedom?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

They were known as Separatist before changing their names to this ?

• Pilgrims

• Rebels

The Native American who helped arrange a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanaog tribe ?

• Squanto

• Pocahontas

The Pilgrims made their voyage over on the ?

• Mayflower

• USS Minnow

Squanto helped the Plymouth colony succeed by:

• Teaching the Pilgrims how to plant crops in the area.

• Guided the Pilgrims in hunting and fishing.

• Introduced the Pilgrims to Massasoit the Wampanoag leader who agreed to be at peace with them.

• All of the above