Plymouth Colony

What ship did the Pilgrims sail on to Plymouth?

• Mayflower

• Godspeed

• Discovery

• Santa Maria

The Mayflower landed in what present day state? (Hint: They landed on the upper east coast.)

• California

• Massachusetts

• Florida

• Arkansas

The Pilgrim men signed this agreement on how the colony would be run.

• The Mayflower Compact

• The US Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Charter of New England

The Pilgrims were members of what religious group?

• Puritans

• Separatists

• Quakers

• New Englanders

Which Native American helped the colonists learn how to fish, hunt, and plant crops?

• Chief Powhatan

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

• Sacagawea

What holiday do we still celebrate today that first started in the Plymouth colony?

• Christmas

• Halloween

• Thanksgiving

• Columbus Day

When did the colonists set sail for Plymouth?

• 1606

• 1620

• 1621

• 1607

Why did the Pilgrims travel to America?

• Freedom from the king and queen

• Religious freedom so they could worship God in their own way

• To set up more churches like the Church of England

• To be the first English colony

Plymouth was a good location for their colony for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• a river for fresh water

• no Native Americans living nearby

• a calm harbor for their ship

• flat lands where they could plant crops

A compact is best described as ...

• a pinky promise

• an agreement among people

• a formal contract created by a lawyer

• a disagreement caused by different opinions