WorksheetsPLYMOUTH COLONY
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50secs
Why were the passengers on the Mayflower coming to America?
A better life
Freedom to worship God in their own way
Finding adventure
All of the above
Why was the Mayflower so crowded?
So many people wanted to come to America.
Half of the passengers were going to New York.
The Speedwell was caught in a storm.
The speedwell began to leak.
How many people were sailing on the Mayflower?
102
between 125 and 135
90
1620
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
It made the Pilgrims and other settlers promise to build houses and plant crops.
It declared that the Colonists were loyal to the King and their God. They would also make fair and just laws.
The colonist would no longer be part of the Church of England and they would elect a governor to rule them.
Each colonist promised to send resources back to England.
The Mayflower Compact was signed by...
all 102 passengers
all adult passengers
all male passengers
all Pilgrim men
William Bradford was the first governor in Plymouth Colony.
TRUE
FALSE
Why was Plymouth a good location for a settlement?
During the Pilgrims' first winter...
many starved.
some houses were built.
the mayflower left.
42 colonists died.
Without (a) help, the colonists in Plymouth probably wouldn't have survived.
The Pilgrims called their first feast with the Wampanoag's "Thanksgiving".
TRUE
FLASE
