The Mayflower

Why was the mayflower forced to turn back twice after leaving New England?

• The Mayflower began leaking.

• The ship traveling with the Mayflower, the Speedwell, began leaking.

• Several of the passengers became seasick.

• They were running low on supplies.

Of the dangers in the ocean in the 1600's, which did the Mayflower avoid?

• Seasickness

• Pirates

• Ship damage

• Death

Why were the Pilgrims forced to live on their ship for a few months?

• They did not have a way to get to the shoreline.

• They were too scared to set foot on land.

• They were caught in major storms.

• They had to build houses first.

What is the main reason the are where the Mayflower passengers stayed was so cramped?

• It originally was used to store cargo.

• The passengers paid very little for their trip.

• There were too many people aboard.

• The captain did not think they should sty in the crew's quarters.

What was the role of a boatswain on the Mayflower?

• He was responsible for cargo.

• He was in charge of sails and rigging.

• He built barrels.

• He kept everyone healthy.

Which of the following is NOT a way passengers on the Mayflower passed time?

• Praying

• Preparing and cooking meals

• Learning to sail

• Mending clothing

What role did the children passengers of the Mayflower play during the first New England winter?

• They played games and went to school.

• They helped their parents tend to minor chores.

• They had to take over for many of the adults who were sick.

• They communicated with the native.

What is the main reason the Pilgrims left England?

• They wanted to find fortune in the New World.

• They were promised wealth in the New World.

• They were adventurous and wanted to create their own colony.

• They were escaping religious persecution.

How did the passengers feel when a sailor aboard died?

• They were upset and prayed for him.

• They felt he was being punished by God since he was mean to them.

• They did not know him, so they did not have an opinion.

• They gave him a funeral and burial at sea since he was well respected.

Which statement would the author mostly agree with?

• The Pilgrims should have better researched their trip before they ventured to America.

• The Pilgrims were a brave group of people who defied many odds to survive and create their colony in America.

• The Pilgrims were a greedy group of people who should have stayed in England.

• The Pilgrims should have taken a passenger ship to the Americas.