Journey
Finding Land
Daily Chores
Children & Family
A Little Bit of Everything
100

What country did the Pilgrims come from?

England
100

Where did the Pilgrims build their first settlement? In what current U.S. state?

Massachusetts

100

What large hammer was used to build houses. 

Beetle Hammer

100
What did both the Pilgrim boys and girls need to learn?
They needed to learn to read.
100
What types of meat did the Pilgrims eat?
Deer and turkey and livestock such as pig and beef.
200

Why did the Pilgrims decide to go to America?

They wanted to find a place where they could worship their own religion.

200

What is the name of the Cape that the Pilgrims first landed on?

Cape Cod

200

What was a responsibility of a Pilgrim man?

They built the houses and traded with the Indian tribes.

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

Name two bad things that happened on the  Mayflower  journey?

There were bad storms, and a piece of wood (the main beam) broke and the ship almost sank.

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, and they worked in the garden and fed the chickens.
300
What types of vegetables did the Pilgrims eat?
Corn, beans, and squash
400

What were the names of the two ships the Pilgrims sailed from England?

The Speedwell and the Mayflower

400

The men who were not Pilgrims were called ________ instead. 

Strangers
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
How did they cook their food?
In a cast iron pot on fireplace
500

How many days did the Mayflower journey last?

65

500

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 other settlers and Indians that was easy for everyone to get to. They used them to trade goods for other goods.
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.
500
Why did the Pilgrims choose Plimoth to settle?
There was fresh water from nearby rivers, and fruit trees nearby, and it was on a high hill, which offered a good view of the ocean.
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