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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims Quiz

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

Who was probably the first Pilgrim to step ashore at Plymouth Harbor?

a)

John Smith

b)

John Alden

c)

Miles Standish

d)

William Bradford

2.

When did the Mayflower leave England with 102 passengers?

a)

November 1620

b)

August 1620

c)

October 1620

d)

September 1620

3.

What were the two groups of passengers on the Mayflower known as?

a)

Saints and Sinners

b)

Puritans and Separatists

c)

Pilgrims and Natives

d)

Separatists and Strangers

4.

What did the Pilgrims call the place where they first encountered the Native Americans?

a)

Plymouth Harbor

b)

New World

c)

First Encounter

d)

First Settlement

5.

What did the Pilgrims call the document they signed aboard the Mayflower?

a)

The Pilgrim Pledge

b)

The New World Compact

c)

The Plymouth Promise

d)

The Mayflower Agreement

6.

What did the Pilgrims find when they explored the land after landing at Cape Cod?

a)

Abandoned home sites

b)

Gold mines

c)

Tropical forests

d)

Deserted islands

7.

What broke on the Mayflower, causing great danger during the journey?

a)

The rudder

b)

The mast

c)

The anchor

d)

The hull

8.

What did the Pilgrims call the place where they found a very good harbor for their shipping?

a)

Cape Cod Harbor

b)

Thievish Harbor

c)

Plymouth Rock

d)

Mayflower Bay

9.

What did the Strangers claim when a mutiny broke out on the Mayflower?

a)

They wanted to join the Pilgrims' congregation

b)

They would use their own liberty for none had power to command them

c)

They wanted to start a new life in a new land

d)

They wanted to return to England

10.

What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

a)

A monarchy

b)

A dictatorship

c)

A democratic government

d)

An oligarchy