WorksheetsJamestown vs. Plymouth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
One of the main differences in the reasons for Jamestown and Plymouth was that (a)
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
It limited the power of future colonial governments
It weakened the influence of religion in government
It established a form of self-government based on social contract
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government
Which is true about social differences in Jamestown and Plymouth
Unlike Plymouth, Jamestown settlers moved as whole families
Unlike Jamestown, Plymouth was settled for commercial reasons
Unlike Jamestown, Plymouth settlers moved as entire families
Unlike Plymouth, Jamestown banned slavery
What caused the Pilgrims to land at Cape Cod instead of Northern Virginia?
A storm
A bad map
They wanted to land at Cape Cod
a attack on the ship by the Spanish
Separatists
A group of settlers that wanted to leave Jamestown
Colonists of the New World that wanted to separate from the Old World
A Protestant group that wanted to separate from the Church of England but were persecuted for their beliefs
A Catholic group that wanted to separate from Spain
Who provided the charter needed to start Jamestown Colony?
John White
King James I
Spaniards
Queen Elizabeth II
What was the main purpose of Jamestown Colony?
Farming
Land ownership
Wealth
Freedom of Religion
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A document that allowed the Native Americans to live on the colony.
A document that allowed women to vote.
A document that listed a set of rules that 41 male passengers agreed to follow in the colony.
A document that allows for colonists to trade amongst each other.
One way in which Jamestown and Plymouth were similar was that -
both established colonies in Massachusetts
both suffered from violent relations with Native Americans
both suffered harsh winters where many settlers died
both were successful in surviving the first year in the New World
A soldier and adventurer who took control of Jamestown in its first year.
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Smith
Bacon's Rebellion
Created in 1619, the first representative assembly in the American colonies.
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
charter
What happened in 1607?
Jamestown was founded
Plymouth was founded
The Magna Carta was written
The Louisiana Purchase
What happened in 1620?
Jamestown was founded
Plymouth was founded
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution was written
a written contract issued by a government giving the holder the right to establish a colony.
charter
cash crop
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
A business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn a profit.
charter
cash crop
joint-stock company
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
A person who sold his or her labor in exchange for passage to America.
Pilgrims
Puritans
Indentured Servant
Anne Hutchinson
A crop produced for profit rather than personal use.
cash crop
charter
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
