Pilgrims and Puritans Quiz

What was the name of the ship that carried 102 people across the Atlantic Ocean to America in 1620?

• Endeavour

• Golden Hind

• Santa Maria

• Mayflower

Why did the Pilgrims want to travel to America?

• To escape from political persecution

• To explore new lands

• To freely practice their religion

• To start a colony for economic reasons

What religious group joined the Pilgrims in America?

• Catholics

• Anglicans

• Puritans

• Quakers

Who was the Frenchman known for creating the Reformed churches, which had a significant influence on the beliefs of the Puritans and Pilgrims?

• John Smith

• Martin Luther

• John Wesley

• John Calvin

What did the Pilgrims sign before going ashore in America, which established a simple kind of democratic self-government?

• Pilgrim Accord

• Mayflower Treaty

• Plymouth Pact

• Mayflower Compact

What did the Plymouth colonists celebrate with a three-day festival in 1621?

• Christmas

• Easter

• Harvest Feast

• Independence Day

What was the main course served at the first harvest feast of the Plymouth colonists?

• Turkey

• Duck

• Goose

• Chicken

What was the name of the first factory in America that made things out of iron, started by the Puritans?

• Saugus Ironworks

• Salem Ironworks

• Boston Forge

• Plymouth Foundry

In which Massachusetts town did the Puritan judges convict 19 women of being witches in 1692?

• Salem

• Concord

• Plymouth

• Boston

What is the modern-day name for the religion of the separatists and Puritans, which has become less strict over the centuries?

• Congregationalism

• Presbyterianism

• Methodism

• Anglicanism