
The Pilgrims and Puritans
Authored by DIana Feirstein
Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Pilgrims came to America because:
they wanted to set up a colony to search for gold.
they wanted to practice their religion freely.
they heard all the success stories from the Jamestown colony.
they heard that the Native Americans were extremely friendly.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Back in England, the Pilgrims were persecuted because they wanted to _____________ the Church of England.
reform
purify
join
separate from
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After trying life in the Netherlands, the Pilgrims returned to England and asked for a charter to set up a colony in Virginia. A storm blew them off course and instead they landed on the shore of ________________ in November 1620.
New York City
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Philadelphia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Pilgrims set up rules to govern themselves before leaving their boat. Agreeing to work together for the common good, the _____________________ was signed by 41 men.
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Congress
Plymouth Guidance
Plymouth Consultants
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first winter at Plymouth for the Pilgrims was very difficult as many died from ____________. But by the next fall, Squanto had helped them learn how to plant and grow native seeds for survival.
Native American attacks
famine or disease
freezing temperatures
hunting accidents
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Puritans came to the Americas to escape religious persecution from the Church of England as well. This group wanted to __________, or control the church, which King James did not want at all.
reorganzie
separate from
abolish
purify
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Puritans chose _______________ as their governor.
William Standish
William Bradford
John Winthrop
John Smith
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