Leaving England
Before they came to the New World, the Pilgrims spent many years living in what country?
Holland
What were the names of the two ships sent to the New World?
Mayflower and Speedwell
On what date did the Mayflower finally reach Provincetown?
November 11, 1620
Name three challenges the Pilgrims faced during their first winter in Plymouth.
Most got sick with pneumonia or scurvy
Poor food supply
Not enough shelter/exposure to bad weather
Always in fear of a Native American attack
What were the Pilgrims giving thanks for during their three-day celebration in October 1621?
The first successful harvest, peace with the natives
Why did the Pilgrims want to leave England?
They wanted the ability to worship freely.
What was the name of the baby born on the Mayflower during the voyage?
Oceanus Hopkins
The Pilgrims could not stay on Cape Cod. What is the name of the colony the Pilgrims decided to settle in?
Plymouth
Who was the Native from the Monhegan tribe who walked into Plymouth on March 16, 1621, and greeted the Pilgrims in English?
Samoset
Where did the Pilgrims originally want to settle in the New World? Why didn't they make it there?
Virginia Colony
Storms caused the Mayflower to travel and land further north to Cape Cod.
What was the name they gave this group of people who wanted to separate from the Church of England?
Separatists
Name two reasons travel on the Mayflower was difficult.
Overcrowding, sickness, storms caused everything to stay wet
Which Wampanoag tribe lived in Plymouth before the Pilgrims settled there?
Patuxet
Who was the Pokanoket sachem (leader) with whom Governor Bradford signed a peace treaty?
Chief Massasoit
What do you call a promise that is written down and signed between two groups?
Treaty
What were the two reasons the Pilgrims decided to leave Holland?
They couldn't find good jobs and they were worried their children would lose their English traditions and language.
What document did the Pilgrims sign to decide how their colony would be governed?
The Mayflower Compact
Who was the only Patuxet Native American who did not die from the plague brought over by the Europeans? How did he survive?
Squanto
He had been captured and sold into slavery in 1614 and was living in England when the rest of his tribe died.
Name three things Squanto helped the colonists with after the peace treaty was signed.
Gather food
Plant corn/fertilize with fish
Find their way in the wilderness/hunt
Understand the Native people
What country was the Pilgrims' original homeland?
England
How were the Pilgrims going to pay off their debt for the voyage on the Mayflower?
They agreed to send fish, lumber, and furs back to England for the next seven years.
Name three reasons why the Mayflower Compact was so important.
It helped the Pilgrims set up their own government.
They were able to choose their own leaders.
They were able to make their own rules using the idea of majority rules.
Name the five things the Pilgrims found on the Patuxet land that they needed.
1. A good harbor
2. A clean supply of water
3. Fields that had already been cleared
4. No hostile native people
5. A hill to build a fort
Why was Massasoit unsure at first about signing the treaty with the Pilgrims?
Many Native Americans had been sold into slavery or died from diseases brought by the English. He was not sure if he could trust them.
Name two games that a young pilgrim boy or girl would have played in Plymouth.
cards, marbles, leapfrog, football, dolls, tops