The Pilgrims & the Wampanoags

The Pilgrims arrived in the New World during the

• Summer of 1492

• Winter of 1620

• Spring of 1784

Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?

• They wanted to get rich.

• They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.

• They wanted freedom of religion.

Where did the Pilgrims come ashore in North America?

• Virginia

• Florida

• Plymouth

What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?

• Cherokee

• Wampanoag

• Sasquatch

How many people arrived in Plymouth on board the Mayflower in 1620?

• 50

• 52

• 102

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• A religious agreement to rule through the Bible's interpretation

• An agreement that created laws so they would have an orderly colony

• Rules created ONLY for the Pilgrims

Who were the "Strangers" on board the Mayflower?

• Farmers, craftsmen, soldiers

• Religious men and women

Both the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims needed each other in 1620-1621.

• True

• False

The Mayflower Compact is one of the great documents in American history establishing:

• full independence from England

• self-governance

• freedom of religion

Men only could participate in politics/government.

• Virginia colony

• Massachusetts colony

• Both