8.02 TCap Reviews (Plymouth Colony)

The group of people who left the Church of England because they no longer shared its beliefs and practices.

• Separatists

• Puritans

• Protestants

• Quakers

Separatists who left the Church of England to establish a colony in North America aboard the Mayflower to practice their religion freely.

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Catholics

• Quakers

Persecution means....

• receiving a charter from the King

• receiving investment money in a joint-stock company

• receiving a chance to work in a colony as an indentured servant

• receiving harm because of a belief

Who were the group known as the "Strangers" on the Mayflower.

• Friends they hadn't met yet.

• Treasure Hunters who went with them seeking fortune.

• Catholic Missionaries who stowed away to sabotage the colony.

• The King's Gaurds who were not part of their church.

The colony established by the Pilgrims for the purpose to freely practice their religion was called...

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pennsylvania

Why did the Pilgrims need to write the Mayflower Compact?

• They had forgotten their official charter

• They had gotten off course and landed several hundred miles off north of Jamestown.

• They arrived in the right location, but later than they expected.

• They needed an agreement in order to trade with Jamestown

Who was Squanto?

• A Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive.

• The Conquistador who conquered Plymouth

• The Chief of the Powhatan people

• The Governor of Plymouth

The First written PLAN of Self Government was called....

• The Virginia Charter

• The Plymouth Charter

• The Mayflower Compact

• Plymouth Compact

Which of the following was agreed upon in the Mayflower Compact? (Four Correct).

• Self Government

• vote on just and equal laws

• harsh punishments for non-Pilgrims

• meetings to discuss issues

• elect leaders

Half of the Plymouth Colonists died in the first winter of December of 1620. Which of the following were hardships faced by Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony.

• poor weather

• sickness

• scarce food

• mutiny by the Strangers

• predators in the region