Journey
Finding Land
Daily Chores
Children & Family
A Little Bit of Everything
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Who were the Pilgrims?

A group of people from England, who wanted to leave and worship in their own way.

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Where did the Pilgrims decide to settle in Massachusetts?

Plimoth, Massachusetts

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What were two responsibilities of a Pilgrim woman?

They made clothes and cleaned the house, cooked the meals, tended to the sick, took care of children, tended to small garden

100

What did both the Pilgrim boys and girls need to learn?

They needed to learn to read so they could read the Bible.

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Did Pilgrim children go to school?  Why?

No, because it was not necessary for them to learn anything but to read.  They were much to busy helping the settlement survive.

200

Why did the Pilgrims decide to go to America?

They wanted to find a place where they could worship their own religion and have religious freedom.

200
Where did the Mayflower land first?
Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod
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What were two responsibilities of a Pilgrim man?

They built the houses and traded with the Indian tribes, tended to the crops and harvested them, hunted, fished, tended to livestock

200
What were the responsibilities of a Pilgrim boy?
Helping father on the farm, chopping wood, and learning to hunt.
200
In what type of shelter did the Pilgrims live?
They had wooden houses with dirt floors and straw roofs.
300

Why was the journey on the Mayflower so hard?

There were bad storms, and a piece of wood (the main beam) broke and the ship almost sank, people were sick, they ran out of food, space was crowded, smelled bad

300
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
The adult Pilgrim men signed it. Women were not allowed to sign; they were spoken for by their husbands.
300
What did a Pilgrim woman do to feed her family?
She made the fire for cooking, cooked the food, and worked in the garden.
300

What were the responsibilities of a Pilgrim girl?

They helped their mothers cook, clean, and sew. They took care of the younger children, the sick and they worked in the garden and fed the chickens.

300

What types of vegetables did the Pilgrims eat?

Corn, beans, and squash ( Three Sisters)

400
What were the names of the two ships the Pilgrims sailed from England?
The Speedwell and the Mayflower
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Why did the Pilgrims choose the location of Plimoth?

The land was already cleared, there was a hill, fresh water, the ocean, a forest for hunting and lumber, better soil for planting

400
What did the Pilgrim men do to feed the family?
The hunted deer and turkey, fished and dug for clams, and grew corn, beans, and squash.
400
What activity did the Pilgrim families do each evening?
They read the bible and sang hymns.
400

What things did the Native Americans teach the Pilgrims?

They taught them how to plant the "Three Sisters", how to hunt and fish for the animals that lived in Mass., how to trade with the Native Americans

500

What was the name of the baby born on the Mayflower?

Oceanus

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What is the Mayflower Compact?
A paper the Pilgrims wrote making a promise that they would work together to make good laws for their new government, and everyone would obey them.
500

What is a trading post and why did they use them?

A trading post was a place where the Pilgrims could meet with the Native Americans.   They used them to trade goods they had for goods they needed. 

500

What are four challenges the Pilgrims faced in the New Land?

They had to learn rivers and streams were. They had to learn which plants were harmful and which plants they could use. They only had the supplies they brought with them. There were no doctors' offices or hospitals. They had to learn what crops would grow. They had to deal with droughts. They didn't have enough food. They missed their loved ones back home in England.

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Who were the 2 Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims to survive?

Samoset and Squanto

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