The Plymouth Colony

Because the Mayflower did not land where it was supposed to, the settlers were no longer under the authority of the_____________.

It wasn’t until 1863 that _______________declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

The _______________ at Plymouth was hard. Many were sick from the hardships of the long voyage.

In the beginning, because of the scarcity of food, the leaders of _________decided that the harvest would be divided equally among the families.

In 1630, _____________brought around 1,000 Puritans to settle in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

John Smith was a rover, a restless man who liked to be on the move.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In England, the Church of England was not the official church.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Virginia Company agreed to pay for the Pilgrims’ voyage.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The ___________ was aiming for the mouth of the Hudson River.

• Virginia Company

• Squanto

• Mayflower

• Plymouth Colony

In the fall of ________, the Pilgrims had their first successful harvest.

• 1631

• 1621

• 1641

• 1651