Native Americans of MA
This is the name for the first peoples who lived in Massachusetts long before Europeans arrived.
Wampanoag, Nipmuck, Pocumtuck, Pawtucket
The Puritans came from which country to live in Massachusetts?
England, Holland
The Pilgrims traveled to North America on which ship?
The Mayflower
The American colonists lived far from what country that made laws for them?
England
This sport involves sweeping ice to guide a stone toward a target.
Curling
These are things Native Americans used from the land for food and shelter
fish, corn, wood, game, other natural resources
Puritans wanted to change how people practiced their religion. They wanted their churches to be more simple. True or False?
True
Pilgrims celebrated a feast in 1621 with the Wampanoag. What do we call that holiday today?
Thanksgiving
Who was the King that ruled the colonies?
King George III (3rd)
This sport includes tricks and jumps on skis or a snowboard.
Freestyle Skiing/Snowboarding
Name one way Native Americans helped early English settlers survive
taught them to plant corn, showed fishing spots, shared food
Puritans built towns with a meetinghouse at the center. What was the meetinghouse used for?
For town meetings and church service
Where did the Pilgrims first land in 1620
Cape Cod OR Plymouth/Plimouth
Name one event that showed colonists were upset with British rules
Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts
Where were the Olympics held this year? (2026)
Milan-Cortina, Italy
Explain why Native Americans and English settlers sometimes had conflicts.
Because they disagreed about land and resources and sometimes settlers tried to take land.
Name one rule or belief that was important to Puritan communities.
Strong work ethic, importance of the Bible, strict rules
Why did the Pilgrims make the Mayflower Compact?
To agree on rules for their new colony and keep peace among settlers (self government)
The British government made colonists pay taxes on tea and other goods. Why did many colonists dislike these taxes?
Because colonists had no say in making the laws or did not have representatives in Parliament
Name at least two athletes that competed in the Olympics that OTHER students wrote about for their biography projects.
Stefania Constantini, Su Yiming, Emma Aicher, Eileen Gu, Anna Gasser, Anna Gasser, Mathilde Gremaud, Sebastian Aho
What tribe(s) was in what's now Springfield?
Nipmuc, Agawam, Pocumtuck
Where did the Puritans land in MA?
Boston
Describe one difference between why Pilgrims and Puritans came to Massachusetts
The phrase "No taxation without representation" means colonists wanted what?
That they wanted representatives in the government that made the taxes/laws
This is the only country to win a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.
The United States