The First Thanksgiving Comprehension test

1. In what year did the pilgrims sail to America?

• A. 1492
• B. 1620
• C. 2000

2. What dangers did the pilgrims face in coming to the New World?

• A. Hurricanes
• B. Pirates
• C. Indians
• D. all of these

3. Why did the pilgrims leave England and sail to America?

• A. They wanted their own religion.
• B. They wanted to grow corn.
• C. They were looking for gold.

4. The pilgrims gave up everything they owned and left everyone they knew to come to America.

• True
• False

5. The pilgrims left England in hopes of finding a better life in America.

• True
• False

6. How many passengers were aboard the Mayflower?

• A. less than 25
• B. just over 100
• C. Just over 1000

7. Most of the pilgrims stayed in really nice cabins while on the Mayflower.

• A. True
• B. False

8. Life onboard the Mayflower was easy.

• A. True
• B. False

9. The Mayflower never came across any bad weather.

• A. True
• B. False

10. How long did it take the Mayflower to reach America?

• A. 9 hours
• B. 9 days
• C. 9 weeks