Pilgrims & Puritans in New England

On September 16, 1620, 102 passengers sailed to New England. What was the name of the ship?

• The Sunflower

• The Mayflower

• The Spring Flower

• The Power Flower

What was the Plymouth Colony population in 1630?

• 300

• 250

• 400

• 50

What is a pilgrim?

• A person who goes on a short journey, usually for a religious purpose

• A person who goes on a long journey, usually for religious purposes

• A person who travels the world for fun

• A person who loves Thanksgiving

In 1621, the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag tribe to enjoy a large feast with them and the celebration lasted for three days. This is known as the first Thanksgiving to take place. Why did they celebrate?

• They just wanted to have fun

• The harvest that year had been really good

• The Wampanoag tribe gave the Pilgrims their land

• The Pilgrims had just arrived and wanted to celebrate

The Puritans left England to start a community where they could worship freely.

• True

• False

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• It had no real purpose

• It was a contract

• It created the land boundaries for the new territory

• It explained how the Pilgrims would govern themselves

The Pilgrims named their new found land Plymouth. What native tribe lived their before the Pilgrims arrived?

• The Wampanoag

• The Navajo

• The Cherokee

• The Choctaw

Who became governor of Plymouth?

(a)  

Who was the leader of the Puritans?

• James Winthrop

• John Winthrop

• Benjamin Winthrop

• George Winthrop

The Separatists wanted to separate from which church?

• The Church of England

• The Church of France

• The Church of the Netherlands

• The Church of Spain