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Seeking Religious Freedom

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Pilgrims were members of what religious group?
a)
Quakers
b)
Separatists
c)
Hindus
d)
Americanists
e)
Catholics
2.
Name of the colony the Pilgrims established?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
Pennsylvania
e)
Providence
3.

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democratic self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

4.
Why were the Pilgrims trying to establish (build or found) a colony in the New World? 
a)
Expand England's territory
b)
Find Gold
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
All of the above
5.
What conditions in England made the Pilgrims want Religious Freedom?
a)
In England in the 1600s, it was illegal to belong to any church or religion other than The Church of England.
b)
People who spoke out against the Church of England faced persecution (harsh treatment or punishment)
c)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion without being persecuted in England. 
d)
All of the above. 
6.

What do you call a person that make a journey for religious reasons?

a)

pilgrim

b)

Native American

c)

travelers

d)

colonists

7.

What problem did the pilgrims have when they first arrived in Cape Cod?

a)

They didn't have a government

b)

They didn't have any supplies

c)

They didn't know what to do

d)

They didn't have a map to find their way around

8.

What two important ideas did the Mayflower Compact call for?

a)

self government and majority rule

b)

self planning and king rule

c)

president would be in charge and all people could vote

d)

keeping your opinions to yourself and not voting for laws

9.

What happened to Squanto's tribe while he was in England?

a)

They died of diseases

b)

They died fighting a war

c)

The mysteriously disappeared

d)

They decided to move to another location and Squanto couldn't find them

10.

What happened to the Native American's land as more people began to arrive in the Plymouth Colony?

a)

The new colonists pushed the Native Americans off their land

b)

The new colonists shared the land with them

c)

The new colonists destroyed the land with bad farming

d)

The new colonists let the Native Americans stay but charged them money to stay on it.