Who are the Pilgrims
This is the name of the ship the Pilgrims took on their voyage.
The mayflower
True or false: the Pilgrims and Massasoit made promises to each other to support one another.
True
Why did the Puritans come to America?
They wanted to worship God in their own way.
True or false: The puritans made strict rules for their community.
True
What caused the Salem Witch Trials?
A group of girls started acting in a strange way and claimed Tituba told them there were witches living among the Puritans.
This is one hardship the Pilgrims faced while on the Mayflower.
It smelt bad, not a lot of space, not a lot of fresh food, people got diseases
Name 2 jobs of Pilgrim men.
Grew crops, took care of animals, hunted, traded with tribes.
How was the journey for the Puritans different than it was for the Pilgrims?
They were a bigger group, more prepared. They were better educated and had more money. They were able to learn from the Pilgrims.
Name a chore of a Puritan boy or girl.
Boy: Chop wood, feed chickens and horses, clean the barn, gather vegetables.
What change did England make that the colonists did not approve of?
England sent a royal governor to lead the colony. He could refuse to sign laws that colonists wanted and colonists did not like not being able to choose their leader.
This is where the Mayflower landed.
Plymouth
Name 2 jobs of Pilgrim women.
Cooked the food, made clothes, made candles and soap, cleaned, took care of garden, took care of children.
What was the name of the new Puritan colony?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Went to church, ate cold lunch then went back to church.
Name the war between the colonists and the Native Americans over land and trading.
The Pequot War
This was the name of the baby born on board the Mayflower.
Oceanus
Name 2 jobs of Pilgrim children.
Boys: helped fathers, chopped wood, learned to hunt.
Girls: helped their mothers cook, clean and sew. Took care of younger children, fed chickens.
Both: Learned how to read.
Name the first governor of the colony, who went on to be chosen as leader 12 times.
John Winthrop
Describe Puritan schools.
1. Schools were public.
2. Only boys could attend.
3. They would learn Greek and Latin to prepare them for college.
4. girls would only learn to read and write at home.
Who teamed up against the colonists during the raid at Deerfield?
France and the Native Americans.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The agreement that the Pilgrims would make laws together for their new home.
Name one challenge the Pilgrims faced in their first year.
Learning which plants were harmful, lack of bug spray, drought caused fires, lack of food, no doctors, felt lonely.
Where did the Puritans land?
Salem
Describe one job in colonial Massachusetts.
Farmers, merchants, craftsmen, apprentices and servants, slaves.
Who won the French and Indian war?
England