The Mayflower Compact

What was the destination of the Mayflower when it left England?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Jamestown, Virginia

• New York, New York

• Charleston, South Carolina

In what year did the Mayflower reach Cape Cod, Massachusetts?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1635

• 1650

Who granted the Pilgrims permission to establish a new colony?

• The King of Spain

• The Dutch East India Company

• The Virginia Company

• The French Crown

The main reason many passengers fled to America on the Mayflower was:

• To seek religious freedom

• To find new trade opportunities

• To escape from war

• To explore new lands

The Pilgrims called their new form of government:

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Plymouth Agreement

• The Colonial Charter

• The New World Constitution

The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to:

• Establish a framework for self-government

• Declare independence from England

• Create a trade agreement with Native Americans

• Settle land disputes among the colonists