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The Pilgrims and Puritans Quiz

Authored by Jacqueline Sanchez

Social Studies

3rd Grade

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The Pilgrims and Puritans Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason the group known as the Separatists decided to move from England to the Netherlands in the early 1600s?

They were looking for better economic opportunities.

They wanted to establish their own government.

They were escaping religious persecution.

They were interested in exploring new lands.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Pilgrims have to provide to the London Company in return for passage to North America?

Gold and silver

Spices and silk

Timber, fish, and furs

Military assistance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on to reach North America?

The Mayflower

The Santa Maria

The Endeavour

The Speedwell

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Pilgrims end up settling in an area different from their intended destination in Virginia?

They were blown off course by a storm.

The text doesn't say :(

They decided the original destination was too crowded.

They were attacked by pirates and had to land elsewhere.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

To establish a new government and community guidelines.

To claim ownership of the land they settled on.

To declare independence from England.

To outline the trade agreements with the London Company.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymouth and taught them how to cultivate the land?

John Winthrop

William Bradford

A Patuxet named Squanto

The Wampanoag people

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first settlement founded by the Puritans in Massachusetts called?

New England

Plymouth

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Boston

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