Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact

When was the Mayflower Compact signed?

• November 21, 1620

• December 31, 1620

• March 1621

• September 1620

What food did the new settlers find while exploring?

• Corn

• Squash

• Fish

• Turkey

What was the name given to the new settlement by the Pilgrims?

• New England

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Mayflower Bay

What day was the first day that the settlers saw their new home?

• December 31, 1620

• November 19, 1620

• October 8, 1620

• December 6, 1620

What was the impact of the great sickness during the first winter on the Pilgrims?

• Only a few people became ill, but all recovered.

• More than half of the Pilgrims died.

• Only children and the elderly were affected.

• The sickness caused a temporary delay in building homes.

How many married women survived the first winter?

• All of them

• 25 out of 38

• 15 out of 28

• 5 out of 18

When did the Native Americans first make contact with the Pilgrims?

• April 1621

• May 1621

• March 1621

• June 1621

What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to plant?

• Corn

• Squash

• Lettuce

• Beans

What was the name of Squanto's tribe?

• Wampanoag

• Patuxet

• Narragansett

• Mohawk

What method did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to help their seeds grow in the New World?

• Using animal manure as fertilizer.

• Planting seeds with herring.

• Rotating crops annually.

• Irrigating fields with river water.