The Pilgrims

King Henry VIII declared himself the head of a new national church in England called the

• Church of England

• Roman Catholic Church

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

Pilgrims were different than Puritans because they

• Had no opinion about the Church of England

• Were happy to belong to the Church of England

• Wanted to purify the Church of England

• Wanted to completely separate from the Church of England

Why did the Pilgrims choose to leave England?

• They were escaping a civil war in England

• For economic opportunity

• To worship their religion freely

• For new land

Where did the Pilgrims move to before coming to America?

• The Netherlands

• France

• Spain

• Ireland

What is another name for the Netherlands?

• Holland

• Britain

• Newfoundland

• Plymouth

Where did the Pilgrims intend to land on their trip to America?

• In Massachusetts

• In Newfoundland, Canada

• Near present day New York City

• South of Jamestown

Where did the Pilgrims actually land?

• Martha's Vineyard

• New Jersey

• Cape Cod

• Delaware

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• An agreement that allowed the Pilgrims to sail on the Mayflower

• A contract the king gave the Pilgrims to move to America

• An agreement the Pilgrims made with the Indians

• An agreement that set up the government (rules and laws) for the Pilgrims' colony

Many Pilgrims died the first winter because of all of the following except?

• The colonists arrived late in the year and didn't have suitable homes for the winter

• Many of them suffered from scurvy

• Illnesses spread while the colonists lived on their ship

• The Pligrims were lazy and spent most of their time looking for gold rather than working to stay alive

Who was the chief of the Wampanoag indian tribe?

• Massassoit

• Samoset

• Squanto

• Powhatan