The Pilgrims, Plymouth and Problems

The Pilgrims came to the new world

• To look for riches

• To get more land

• to worship God the way they felt was right

• to take the Indians as slaves

What made the Pilgrims very unhappy?

• The king was in control of the churches and the government

• The Pilgrims were taxed too much money

• The Pilgrims couldn't own their own businesses

• They didn't have enough land for farming

What ship(s) originally left from England to The New World?

• Mayflower

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Speedwell

• Mayflower and Speedwell

What month did the Pilgrims finally get going on trip to The New World?

• December

• September

• October

• November

Why did the Pilgrims pick Plymouth?

• They didn't, a storm blew them off course and that's where they landed

• They heard it was a great place to live

• The King told them to go there

• It was where the best soil was

What challenges did the Pilgrims face in Plymouth. (Choose all that apply)

• Extreme cold

• extreme heat

• Not enough food

• no shelter

• The King came looking for them

The Pilgrims knew they needed laws, so they wrote the

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Pilgrim's Progress

_________________ was a major reason why the Pilgrims succeeded in Plymouth.

• Pocahontas

• John Smith

• Powhatan

• Squanto

When building their homes the Pilgrims used bundles of sticks called _________________ to from their walls.

• grub

• Grod

• Shingles

• wattle

After their first year, ______ out of 102 Pilgrims survived.

• 100

• 10

• 53

• 20