Native Americans
Trip to America
Leaders
Early Settlement
Misc.
100
Who is the first Indian the Pilgrims talk to?
Samoset
100
What was the group of people called that left their home to go to America?
Pilgrims, Puritans, Seperatists
100
Who was the first governor of the settlement?
John Carver
100
What did the pilgrims name their new settlement?
Plymouth
100
What day of the week does Thanksgiving always fall on?
Thursday
200
Who was the Chief of the tribe?
Massasoit
200
What was the name of the ship they came to America on?
Mayflower
200
When the first governor died who was elected to replace him?
William Bradford
200
What season was it when they first arrived on land?
winter
200
What sport do a lot of people watch on Thanksgiving Day?
Football
300
Which Indian spoke the best English and helped translate?
Squanto
300
What country did they come from?
England
300
Who was the captain of the ship?
Miles Standish
300
What are two things the Indians taught the Pilgrims?
Planting, hunting, fishing, building, trapping, how to make maple syrup
300
What happened to all of Squanto's people?
They all died from sicknesses brought by the early European travelers.
400
Which Indian had been captured earlier and brought to England and Spain?
Squanto
400
How many people were on the Mayflower?
About 100
400
Instead of writing his name on the treaty what did Chief Massasoit do?
Gave gifts. He had no signature.
400
Were woman allowed to sign the contracts or make decisions for the colony?
No
400
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
Because they couldn't belong to the religion they wanted to.
500
What was the name of the tribe that the Pilgrims met?
Wampanoag
500
How many people died on the ship before they arrived in America?
About 50
500
What did Capt. Standish make the Pilgrims wear when the Indians were coming for a meeting?
metal helmet
500
What year did they arrive?
1620
500
Who was King of England when the Pilgrims left?
King James
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