Native Americans
What is the Native American word for corn?
Maize
What was the ship called that the Pilgrims came over on?
The Mayflower
Plymouth Colony
What was at the center of New England Village?
common and meeting house
Why might a person from today find it difficult to live in a colonial village?
lack of privacy
What was the name of the Native American that helped teach the pilgrims how to fish and plant corn?
Sqaunto
What killed most of the Pilgrims that first year?
Cold, Starvation, and disease
What was the name of the colony that Roger Williams founded?
What is letting everyone in a community vote on an important issue called?
direct democracy
What was used to teach children how to read?
What war killed 40% of the Native American population?
King Phillips War
What was the document called that the Pilgrims signed abroad the Mayflower?
The Mayflower Compact
What was the name of the colony that Thomas Hooker founded?
Connecticut
Halfway Covenant
Who is the most important person in a New England Village?
Put fish in the soil
Where did the Pilgrims EXPECT to settle in America?
Virginia
Who was the first governor of The Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
What was the Halfway Covenant?
It allowed members to join the church without regulations (getting god's grace)
What was the name of the Native American Tribe near Plymouth Colony?
Wamponoag
What did the Pilgrims do to show their gratitude to the Wampanoags and celebrate the harvest?
Thanksgiving/A 3 day harvest festival
Who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for questioning the wisdom of ministers?
Anne Hutchinson
The seeds of American self-government can be found in which of the following?
the Mayflower Compact
Halfway Covenant
King Philip's War
The Mayflower Compact