Week 5: Plymouth

What is a pilgrim?

• someone who travels a long distance for religious reasons

• someone who believed in the Church of England

• someone from Holland

• Someone who settled with the Virginia Colony

Where did the Separatists intend to go?

• to Jamestown

• to Plymouth Colony

• to the north of Jamestown, near the Hudson River

• to New York City

Who was William Bradford?

• a friend of the English King

• an American Indian

• a member of the Church of England

• a Separatist leader

What was wrong with the Speedwell?

• It leaked.

• It was too small.

• It made everyone seasick.

• Its passengers didn't like the captain.

What were the Pilgrims leaders looking for when finding the right place to live?

• a place where the land was already cleared with trees

• a place that was crowded with Patuxet

• a place with fresh water, lumber, and large farming areas

• a place far away from storms

What evidence did the Pilgrim leaders find that other people had lived on the land that they found?

• There were nice homes already built

• The people had carved words into tree trunks.

• The Pawtuxet told them so.

• The land had been cleared and was ready to plant crops on.

What is a compact?

• a small place to store your belongings

• a constitution

• a letter to the king

• an agreement

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• to make sure everyone was safe

• to set up temporary rules and laws

• to make everyone Separatists

• to satisfy the Virginia Company

Who signed the Mayflower Compact?

• the men of the Separatist Church

• all of the male passengers and crew

• everyone on the ship

• only the Separatist leaders

How many people were on the Mayflower?

• 102

• 15

• 200

• 31