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Pilgrims

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pilgrims sailed to America on the _____.

a)

Speedwell

b)

Mayflower

c)

Squanto

d)

Black Pearl

2.

What year was the first "Thanksgiving"?

a)

1620

b)

1621

c)

1820

d)

1821

3.

How often did the pilgrim children bath?

a)

Daily

b)

Weekly

c)

a few times a month

d)

a few times a year

4.

The pilgrim children were taught how to read by reading ____________.

a)

the newspaper

b)

the Bible

c)

stories about Indians

d)

the dictionary

5.

Which children had the chore of throwing stones at birds in the fields?

a)

Girls

b)

Boys

c)

Both Boys and Girls

d)

The children didn't have this chore

6.

Which children had the chore of sewing?

a)

Girls

b)

Boys

c)

Both Boys and Girls

d)

Only the mothers did the sewing

7.

Which children had the chore of picking corn?

a)

Girls

b)

Boys

c)

Both Boys and Girls

d)

The pilgrims used machines to pick corn

8.

Which below are games the pilgrim children played? Check all that apply

a)

Hop frog

b)

Making cheese

c)

Ghost in the Graveyard

d)

Hide & Seek

e)

Mario Brothers

9.

True or False: Wampanoag means "people of the east".

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Men and women had to sign the Mayflower Compact before leaving the ship in Plymouth.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following was the MAIN crop the pilgrims planted?

a)

Beans

b)

Squash

c)

Corn

d)

Potatoes

12.

How started the Church of England?

a)

William Bradford

b)

Squanto

c)

King James I

d)

George Washington

13.

The pilgrims first landed at ________________.

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Plymouth

c)

New York

d)

Jamestown

14.

True or False: The Wampanoag had to follow the same rules as the pilgrims.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The pilgrims started building their houses on _____________.

a)

Christmas day

b)

Thanksgiving day

c)

New Year's day

d)

As soon as they landed

16.

What was the name of the baby boy born on the Mayflower?

a)

James

b)

Patrick

c)

Oceanus

d)

Oliver

17.

How many days were the pilgrims traveling before arriving in America?

a)

41 days

b)

66 days

c)

96 days

d)

102 days

18.

The Wampanoag stored their food _______________.

a)

in the trees

b)

under ground

c)

inside a cupboard

d)

in their beds

19.

The pilgrims were trying to avoid ______________ so they traveled the northern route to American.

a)

Storms

b)

King James

c)

Migrating sea turtles

d)

Pirates

20.

Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the year ______.

a)

1620

b)

1621

c)

1863

d)

1963