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Jamestown, Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Puritans and Pilgrims from?

a)

France

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Ireland

2.

Which group was the best prepared to come to America?

a)

The Pilgrims

b)

The Puritans

3.

What group of people came to America first?

a)

The Pilgrims

b)

The Puritans

4.

What was the main reason the Puritans and Pilgrims came to America?

a)

To make money

b)

To have religious freedom

c)

To make friends with Native Americans

d)

To start a new government

5.

The Pilgrims were leaving the church, so they were called....

a)

Leavers

b)

Movers

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

6.

Why were the Puritans called Puritans?

a)

They liked things clean

b)

They wanted to purify the government

c)

They wanted to purify the church

d)

They wanted to purify their towns

7.

The Puritans would not allow any other religious beliefs. They would not ________ other beliefs.

a)

approve

b)

tolerate

c)

support

d)

agree with

8.

Roger Williams began what colony?

a)

Connecticut

b)
Massachusetts 
c)

Rochester

d)

Rhode Island

9.

What did Roger Williams offer colonists?

a)

Good paying jobs

b)

Religious freedom

c)

Good farmland

d)

New cars

10.

Thomas Hooker began what colony?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Vermont

c)

Maine

d)

Connecticut

11.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
12.

How would you describe the climate in Massachusetts?

a)

Hot summers, warm winters

b)

Bitter cold winters, chilly summers

c)

cold winters, warm summers

d)

Freezing all year round.

13.
During their first winter in Plymouth, what is one reason why half the population died out?
a)
Disease/Starvation
b)
Native Attacks
c)
Terrible Weather
d)
No One Knows
14.

What document did Thomas Hooker and his people write?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Laws about marriage

15.

What industry grew to be important in New England?

a)

Tobacco Farming

b)

Slave trading

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Wheat farming

16.

People who take a voyage for religious reasons are called ....

a)

Puritans

b)

Colonists

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Courageous

17.

What force of nature affected the land in New England?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Glaciers

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Earthquakes

18.

To what country did the Pilgrims first travel?

a)

Scotland

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

The Netherlands

19.

Because the Pilgrims left the church, they were also called...

a)

Puritans

b)

Strangers

c)

Separatists

d)

Foolish

20.

What was the name of the Pilgrims settlement?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Boston

c)

Cape Cod

d)

Plymouth

21.

What was the name of the Puritan's settlement?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Boston

c)

Jamestown

d)

Cape Cod

22.

What did the Puritans want to do?

a)

Separate from the church.

b)

Be a "city on a hill for all to see"

c)

Purify the Church of England.

d)

Escape to North America where people would leave them alone.

23.

The Puritans were called "People of the ________".

a)

Church

b)

Massachusetts Bay

c)

North

d)

Book

24.

Which colony was the best prepared and brought the most supplies?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts Bay

25.

What was the basis for rules and government in the Massachusetts Bay colony?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower compact

c)

Bible

d)

Congress

26.

By creating laws and electing leaders, these people were learning about ________________?

a)

Kings and queens

b)

the Constitution of the United States

c)

self-government

d)

freedom