Plymouth

Why was Plymouth established?

• To provide a place where Pilgrims could worship freely.
• To provide a place where Quakers could worship freely. 
• To provide a place where Catholics could worship freely.
• To provide a place where Puritans could worship freely. 

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How did the geography impact Plymouth?

• The poor soil and cold weather made growing crops difficult. 
• The rich soil and temperate climate allowed them to grow tobacco. 
• Distance from the ocean made communication with England difficult. 
• Natural harbors made it easier to ship crops.

In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?

• 1621
• 1616
• 1602
• 1620

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How were the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies the same?

• Both had positive relationships with the Natives
• Both were in present day Virginia
• Both were settled by English colonists
• Both disappeared mysteriously

The name of the agreement the Pilgrims signed before going ashore in Plymouth was called the

• Mayflower Compact
• Pilgrim's Progress
• Magna Carta
• The Constitution

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Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses a significant institution in colonial America?               

• It established the principle of freedom of the press in the colonies.
• It contributed to the growth of representative government in the colonies.
• It organized opposition to the colonization of Canada.
• It documented the early history of the colonies.

Which of the following ideas important to representative government came from the Mayflower Compact?

• Two-House legislature
• Federalism
• Property Rights
• Self Government

Unlike the Jamestown settlement, the Plymouth settlement was established primarily by settlers who wanted to —

• expand the influence of the British government in the American colonies.
• provide a port to serve the transatlantic slave trade.
• practice their religion without interference from the Church of England.
• cultivate tobacco to sell to Great Britain.

What brought the Pilgrims to the Plymouth colony?

• the search for food

• the search for gold and silver

• the search for religious freedom

• the search for tobacco

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could —

• self-govern on a local level

• vote in the British Parliament

• participate in a free-market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule