Children of the Mayflower
This child was born on the Mayflower and was given a nautical name.
Oceanus
The Mayflower Compact is only how many words long?
166
He was a Separatist leader.
William Bradford
What did Mary Brewster leave behind when she sailed to Plymouth?
Her 3 older children
This Billington boy started a fire while on the Mayflower.
Francis
How many children were aboard the Mayflower?
31
To set up temporary rules and laws.
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Someone who travels a long distance for religious reasons.
pilgrim
He was an elder in the church with a very brave wife.
William Brewster
The number of adult women that lived through the first winter in Plymouth.
5
This baby was born as the Mayflower anchored near Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Peregrin White
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
All of the male passengers and crew.
The name of the ship that set sail for America with the Mayflower.
The Speedwell
What dangerous act did Mary commit while still living in England?
She and her husband held religious meetings in their home.
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Reason that the Speedwell never reached America.
It leaked.
At the age of 45, Peregrin White was given this in honor of his birth.
200 acres of land
This man expanded the Mayflower Compact to gain support from the English government.
John Pierce
Why were the Pilgrims also called Separatists?
They wanted to separate themselves from the new Church of England.
If caught, what punishment did the Brewsters risk for holding religious meetings in their home?
Arrest and imprisonment (prison)
This is where the Separatists intended to go.
North of Jamestown, near the Hudson River.
Legend states that she was the first person to step on "Plymouth Rock"
Mary Chilton
How long did the Mayflower Compact govern the Plymouth colony?
70 years
Name one of the reasons how the Separatists children began to change after living in Holland for 10 years.
1. They began accepting many parts of Dutch culture.
2. They were losing their English ways and beliefs.
Where did the Brewsters first move before settling at Plymouth?
The Netherlands
In what year did William Bradford become governor of the Plymouth colony?
1621