The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony Quiz

What was the Plymouth Colony?

• A New York settlement started by the Dutch

• A Massachusetts settlement started by the Mayflower

• A Virginia settlement started by the London Company

• A Pennsylvania settlement started by the Quakers

Who were the Pilgrims?

• Passengers looking for gold

• Passengers who were not Pilgrims but looking for land

• Passengers who came for religious freedom

• Soldiers sent to protect the colony

Who were referred to as 'Strangers' among the Mayflower passengers?

• The crew of the Mayflower

• Passengers who were not Pilgrims and were looking for land

• Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims

• The merchants who funded the voyage

What problem did the Pilgrims face regarding their settlement location?

• The land was already occupied by other European settlers

• The land was outside of their charter

• The land was infertile and unsuitable for farming

• The land was prone to flooding and natural disasters

Who taught the Pilgrims how to fertilize the soil to grow food?

• The Wampanoag

• Squanto

• The Dutch settlers

• The French traders

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A contract to agree to find gold for the British Crown

• A contract to agree to share the land with the Native Americans

• A contract to agree to create a government and create laws for "the good of the colony"

• A contract to agree to return to England after ten years

What did the Pilgrims celebrate with the Native Americans after their first successful harvest?

• Easter

• Christmas

• Thanksgiving

• Independence Day

What was the main reason Puritans settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• To find gold

• To purify the Church of England

• To escape from religious persecution in America

• To establish a new government

What time period is referred to as "The Great Migration" in the context of the Puritan families coming to America?

• 1492-1500

• 1620-1640

• 1776-1783

• 1607-1612

Who was John Winthrop?

• The first President of the United States

• A Puritan leader who envisioned the colony as a "City on a Hill"

• The inventor of the cotton gin

• An explorer who discovered Massachusetts