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WorksheetsPilgrims, Plymouth, and the Mayflower Compact
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Look at the painting shown above. What is happening in this painting?
A group of people are signing the Mayflower Compact
A group of people are planning a battle.
A group of people are eating a meal.
A group of people are reading a book.
The physical setting of this painting is:
On the Mayflower
On a bustling city street
On a snowy mountain
In a dense forest
The Church of England is called the ______ church.
Anglican
Catholic
Methodist
Presbyterian
• ______ = a member of the Church of England who wanted to “______” some of the things it did.
Puritan; purify
Anglican; reform
Catholic; abolish
Quaker; ignore
• ______ = Puritans who gave up on “purifying” the Church and decided to ______ away from it entirely.
Separatists; break
Congregationalists; stay
Anglicans; reform
Presbyterians; join
The Pilgrims fled to ______ seeking religious freedom. They could worship freely here:
Holland
France
Spain
Italy
The ______ Company gave the Pilgrims a charter to settle in ______.
Virginia, Virginia
London, Massachusetts
Plymouth, New York
East India, Georgia
Bad ______ forced the Pilgrims to land far north– in place that becomes called '______.''
weather, Plymouth
weather, Jamestown
luck, Salem
planning, Boston
Since there was no government (and no laws), the Pilgrims wrote 'The ______.'
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
How were the reasons for settling the Jamestown colony and the Plymouth colony different? Explain:
Jamestown was settled for economic gain, while Plymouth was settled for religious freedom.
Both Jamestown and Plymouth were settled for religious freedom.
Jamestown was settled for religious freedom, while Plymouth was settled for economic gain.
Both Jamestown and Plymouth were settled for economic gain.
According to the passage, why did the Puritans want to leave England?
They wanted to escape religious persecution because they did not agree with the way the church was being run.
They wanted to find new trade routes for England.
They were seeking adventure and riches.
They wanted to join the Catholic Church in Europe.
Who wrote the Mayflower Compact?
William Bradford
John Smith
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
The Mayflower Compact was a compromise between Puritans and _______.
Strangers
Pilgrims
Quakers
Merchants
The document was the first form of _______ in the New World.
self government
monarchy
dictatorship
colonization
The Mayflower Compact was signed before anyone set foot on land.
True
False
The original Mayflower Compact is missing but there are still copies that can be seen today.
True
False
What does the addition of signatures to the Mayflower Compact signify for the colonists?
It held the colonists accountable for the laws and for the functioning of the government.
It allowed the colonists to trade freely with Native Americans.
It gave the colonists the right to return to England at any time.
It established a monarchy in the new colony.
Which king did the colonists pledge loyalty to in the Mayflower Compact?
King James I
King Charles I
King George III
King Henry VIII
The colonists aboard the Mayflower agree to combine themselves into what? What does this mean?
A civil body politic, meaning they would govern themselves and make laws for the good of the colony.
A religious congregation, meaning they would worship together.
A trading company, meaning they would conduct business together.
A military alliance, meaning they would defend each other against threats.
This map shows an eastern section of North America during the early 1600s.
Which numbered arrow represent the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?
1
2
3
4
