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Wampanoag and the Pilgrims

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pilgrim?

a)

A person who likes the color black

b)

A person who goes on a journey

c)

another name for Wampanoag

d)

Old English men

2.

What Country did the Pilgrims leave to come to the New World?

a)

Canada

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

3.

Why did they leave England?

a)

They wanted religious freedom to worship the way they wanted

b)

They wanted to go on vacation

c)

They were tired of war in England

d)

They wanted an adventure

4.

Where did the Pilgrims land?

a)

Canada

b)

Boston

c)

Maine

d)

Plymouth

5.

What was the name of the ship they travelled on?

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Mayflower

c)

Sunshine

d)

Pilgrammer

6.

What was the name of the ship that leaked and couldn't make the journey?

a)

The Speed Demon

b)

The Mayflower

c)

The Speedster

d)

The Speedwell

7.

How many passengers were on the 90 ft long Mayflower

a)

102

b)

2001

c)

1,200

d)

201

8.

Why was the journey on the Mayflower difficult? CLICK ALL THAT APPLY

a)

It was long (over 2 months)

b)

Many passengers got sick

c)

the waters were rough (high waves and storms)

d)

there wasn't much food or water

9.

Which two answer choices are reasons why so many pilgrims died on the journey to the New World

a)

their diet had too much salt

b)

they ate too much deer meat

c)

they didn't get enough sleep

d)

many of them became sick with pneumonia

10.

What did they call the area the Pilgrims lived in?

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

The Wampanoag Colony

c)

The Plymouth Colony

d)

The Northborough Colony

11.

What did the Wampanoags teach the Pilgrims?

a)

to build houses

b)

to make toys

c)

to hunt, fish, and farm

12.

What is the Mayflower Compact?

a)

Another ship built by the Pilgrims

b)

An agreement that created laws so they would have a good colony

c)

Rules created by the Pilgrims for the Wampanoag ONLY

d)

Rules created ONLY for the Pilgrims

13.

What is this Wampanoag making?

a)

a canoe

b)

a mishoon

c)

a sailboat

d)

the Mayflower

14.

True or False


The Wapanoag used wampum for gifts, as money, and to share their history

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What are these soft-leather slippers called?

a)

mishoons

b)

wampum

c)

moccasins

d)

weetus

16.

True or False


Pilgrim children didn't go to school. They learned what they needed from their parents.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How did the Native Americans communicate?

a)

they told stories and used pictures and symbols

b)

they used photographs

c)

they made cave drawings

18.

How long did the first Thanksgiving last?

a)

one day

b)

a week

c)

ten days

d)

three days

19.

True or False


The Pilgrims and Wampanoag ate deer meat also known as venison.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Barack Obama