"The Pilgrims' Journey" Reading Packet Quiz

Why did some people move to America in the 1600s?

• To find gold

• To have religious freedom

• To escape war

• To trade goods

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on to America?

• The Santa Maria

• The Mayflower

• The Nina

• The Pinta

Where did the Pilgrims originally plan to settle?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Florida

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A map of the new colony

• A paper that set up a government in Plymouth

• A list of supplies needed

• A letter to the King of England

Who helped the Pilgrims learn new skills in the new colony?

• Squanto

• Pocahontas

• Chief Powhatan

• Sitting Bull

What holiday originated from the Pilgrims' celebration in 1621?

• Christmas

• Independence Day

• Thanksgiving

• Easter

The Pilgrims got permission to start a colony in _________.

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Florida

The Pilgrims sailed from England to America in _________.

• 1776

• 1865

• 1620

• 1492

Before they got off the ship, all the men signed the _________.

• Pilgrim Paper

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

_________ of the Pilgrims died in the first few months.

• All

• Two-thirds

• Three-fourths

• Half