Pilgrims Review

Why did the Pilgrims travel to the New World?

• They wanted to explore Plymouth.

• They wanted to pray their own way and maintain their culture.

• They were forced to leave England.

• They were invited by Native Americans.

Some of the colonists joined the trip hoping for

• the opportunity to get rich.

• the opportunity to learn to fish and hunt.

• the opportunity to learn about Native American culture.

• the opportunity to start a new religion.

What is the name of the ship the colonists sailed in September 1620?

• the Sunflower

• the Plymouth

• the Mayflower

• the Massachusetts

The first winter in Plymouth was hard, so the colonists

• went back to England.

• stayed on their ship.

• moved in with Native Americans.

• built a town on the shore.

What skills did Squanto use to help the colonists?

• cooking skills

• sewing skills

• interpretation skills

• ship-building skills

True or False: Members of the Wampanoag tribe helped the colonists survive.

• True

• False

What did the colonists and the Native Americans do after the autumn harvest of 1621?

• They promised to share autumn harvests with nearby Native Americans forever.

• They promised to live peacefully with nearby Native Americans forever.

• They had a week long carnival.

• They had a three-day feast.

Which foods were probably a part of the first Thanksgiving feast?

• fowl, deer, mussels and ducks

• turkey, candy corn, biscuits and pecan pie

• steak, stuffing, peppers and pears

• lamb, clams, cranberries and apple pie

Why did the colonists celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

• to learn to plant corn to eat

• to express gratitude after the autumn harvest

• to learn to cook fowl for a feast

• to express sadness after the hard winter

True or False: All colonists and Native American tribes got along.

• True

• False