The Plymouth Colony

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

It wasn’t until 1863 that (a)   declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

The (a)   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 (a)   decided that the harvest would be divided equally among the families.

In 1630, (a)   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