Plymouth Colony

A pilgrim is....

• A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.

• An agreement.

• Control of one's own government.

• More than half of the people have to agree for a decision to be made.

A compact is...

• A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.

• Control of one's government.

• An agreement.

• More than half of the people have to agree for a decision to be made.

Majority rule is...

• A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.

• Control of one's own government.

• An agreement.

• More than half of the people have to agree for a decision to be made.

Three reasons why more English settlers moved to America.

• Beaver fur

• Private ownership of land.

• Tobacco profit.

• Captain John Smith's book, A Description of New England.

Separatists left England so that they could TRADE freely.

• true

• false

Separatists wanted to live in America so that they could:

• hide from the Queen of England.

• become friends with the Native Indians.

• acquire as much land as possible.

• practice their religion freely.

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.

• Nina

• Mayflower

• Pinta

• Santa Maria

Where did the Pilgrims reach land in America?

• Cape Cod, Connecticut

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Cape Cod, Massachusetts

• Roanoke Island, Virginia

Everyone who signed the Mayflower Compact would share the right to make laws.

• true

• false

What did the Pilgrims name the area they settled?

• Massachusetts

• Holland

• Pilgrim Settlement

• Plymouth