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The Pilgrims
Question | Answer |
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What is another name for the Netherlands? | Holland |
What was the name of the Pilgrims two ships? | Mayflower and Speedwell |
What happened to the Speedwell? | It was leaking and had to return to England. |
In what year did the Pilgrims come to America? | 1620 |
Who wrote about the Pilgrims' adventure in Of Plymouth Plantation? | William Bradford |
Who showed the Pilgrims how to plant corn and where to fish? | Squanto |
In what two countries had the Pilgrims lived prior to coming to America? | England and the Netherlands |
Massosoit was the chief of what Indian tribe? | Wampanoag |
Did all the settlers at Plymouth come to America for religious freedom? | No |
How did the settlers at Plymouth settle disagreements and handle local matters? | Held town meeting |
In what year was the vyage of the Mayflower? | 1620 |
In what present-day state was Plymouth located? | Massachusetts |
What was the first agreement for self-government in America? | Mayflower Compact |
Why were the Pilgrims known as Separatists? | They separated from the Church of England because they didn't think it could be fixed. |
Who made the map which named the area where the Pilgrims settled "Plimouth?" | John Smith |
Who was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony? | John Carver |
Who was the Pilgrim leader aboard the Mayflower? | William Brewster |
Who was the first Indian to come to the Pilgrim village? | Samoset |
Describe the land on which Plymouth was located? | on a hill where there was some cleared land |
About how many settlers died in the winter of 1620-1621? | About half |
The Plymouth colony's law-making body was called what? | General Court |
How many colonists left England aboard the Mayflower? | 102 men, women and children |
Had other Europeans visited the Cape Cod region before the Pilgrims? | Yes |
On what date did the Mayflower land in America? | December 21, 1620 |