PLYMOUTH COLONY

Why were the passengers on the Mayflower coming to America?

• A better life

• Freedom to worship God in their own way

• Finding adventure

• All of the above

Why was the Mayflower so crowded?

• So many people wanted to come to America.

• Half of the passengers were going to New York.

• The Speedwell was caught in a storm.

• The speedwell began to leak.

How many people were sailing on the Mayflower?

• 102

• between 125 and 135

• 90

• 1620

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• It made the Pilgrims and other settlers promise to build houses and plant crops.

• It declared that the Colonists were loyal to the King and their God. They would also make fair and just laws.

• The colonist would no longer be part of the Church of England and they would elect a governor to rule them.

• Each colonist promised to send resources back to England.

The Mayflower Compact was signed by...

• all 102 passengers

• all adult passengers

• all male passengers

• all Pilgrim men

William Bradford was the first governor in Plymouth Colony.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why was Plymouth a good location for a settlement?

During the Pilgrims' first winter...

• many starved.

• some houses were built.

• the mayflower left.

• 42 colonists died.

Without ___________________ help, the colonists in Plymouth probably wouldn't have survived.

The Pilgrims called their first feast with the Wampanoag's "Thanksgiving".

• TRUE

• FLASE