SW 21: Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies

What was the Mayflower compact? Why do you think the Pilgrims created it? Choose as many that apply.

• It was an agreement about how the Pilgrims would live in the new colony and what rules the would follow.

• It made sure people behaved and worked together.

• Forty-one men signed the agreement.

• These men made the laws for their colony that everyone there would have to follow. It was an early example of government.

Why were the Pilgrims known as Separatists?

• They separated from Europe when they came to America.

• They each lived in a separate house.

• They separated themselves from the Church of England.

• They had a practice of separating the males and the females.

The name of the ship that brought the first Pilgrims to Plymouth was called the ___.

• Mayflower

• King George

• Plymouth Rock

• Santa Maria

Why do you think the colonists made strict rules on how they would run their colony?

• They wanted their new colony to have the same religion and beliefs as the Church of England.

• They were worried that some of the colonists would try to take over, which would make the colony fail.

• They wanted to be successful and they knew they had to work together by agreeing to follow certain rules and laws.

• They were worried about American Indians.

What are reasons that the Pilgrims must have been brave people? Choose all that apply.

• They faced many dangers as they tried to make a new life in this land.

• They confronted people who were already here.

• Some were killed by American Indians.

• They got on a ship and went all the way across the dangerous sea. It was cold and wet along the way.

What is the difference between a Pilgrim and a Puritan?

• The Pilgrims wanted to leave the Church of England and the Puritans wanted to change the church's rules and beliefs.

• The Pilgrims lived in Plymouth and the Puritans lived in Massachusetts Bay.

• The Pilgrims got along with the American Indians and the Puritans fought with them.

• The Pilgrims wore black clothes and the Puritans wore long dresses.

What were some of the supplies that the Pilgrims traded with the American Indians?

• They traded gold and silver, plus other rocks and minerals.

• The Pilgrims were not able to get the American Indians to trade with them.

• They traded bows, arrows, and knives.

• They traded tin pans, tools, fur, and timber.

What was the importance of maple syrup in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Maple Syrup was something the Indians made.

• The colonists did not know anything about maple syrup.

• The Algonquins tribe knew how to harvest maple syrup, so the colonists learned to trade with it.

• Steven touched the maple syrup jar and was transported back to the 1600s.

What was Anne Hutchison's opinion that was different from other colonists?

• Anne Hutchison had a different opinion about religion and it caused her to be exiled.

• Anne Hutchison did not believe that men should be in charge of women, and it caused her to be put in prison.

• Anne Hutchison had a different opinion about how many children she was allowed to have, and this caused her many problems.

• Anne Hutchison wanted to move back to England because she did not agree that the colonists should trade with the American Indians.

During the 1st Thanksgiving celebration, the Plymouth colonists shared food and dinner with the ___.

• Wampanoag Indians

• Jamestown Colony

• Algonquian Tribe

• Massachusetts Bay Colony