WorksheetsThe Pilgrims
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
King Henry VIII declared himself the head of a new national church in England called the
Church of England
Roman Catholic Church
Pilgrims
Puritans
Pilgrims were different than Puritans because they
Had no opinion about the Church of England
Were happy to belong to the Church of England
Wanted to purify the Church of England
Wanted to completely separate from the Church of England
Why did the Pilgrims choose to leave England?
They were escaping a civil war in England
For economic opportunity
To worship their religion freely
For new land
Where did the Pilgrims move to before coming to America?
The Netherlands
France
Spain
Ireland
What is another name for the Netherlands?
Holland
Britain
Newfoundland
Plymouth
Where did the Pilgrims intend to land on their trip to America?
In Massachusetts
In Newfoundland, Canada
Near present day New York City
South of Jamestown
Where did the Pilgrims actually land?
Martha's Vineyard
New Jersey
Cape Cod
Delaware
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement that allowed the Pilgrims to sail on the Mayflower
A contract the king gave the Pilgrims to move to America
An agreement the Pilgrims made with the Indians
An agreement that set up the government (rules and laws) for the Pilgrims' colony
Many Pilgrims died the first winter because of all of the following except?
The colonists arrived late in the year and didn't have suitable homes for the winter
Many of them suffered from scurvy
Illnesses spread while the colonists lived on their ship
The Pligrims were lazy and spent most of their time looking for gold rather than working to stay alive
Who was the chief of the Wampanoag indian tribe?
Massassoit
Samoset
Squanto
Powhatan
How long was the Pligrims celebration of the first Thanksgiving?
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
Who was William Bradford?
The king of England
The governor of Plymouth
The person who first interacted with Squanto
He died the first winter at Plymouth
The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not get along.
True
False
According to the video about the Mayflower, how long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
24 days
37 days
58 days
66 days
According to the video about the First Thanksgiving, what American writer waged a nearly 30-year battle to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Maya Angelou
Sara Josepha Hale
Jane Austen
Louisa May Alcott
