The New Constitution
Fill in the missing word. "We the ______ of the United States"
People
What is the famous ship the Pilgrims sailed on to get to America?
The Mayflower
Where did the Pilgrims go before America?
Holland
self evident
Why did many of the Pilgrims die once they reached the New World?
Was it easy or hard for the founders to agree as they wrote the Constitution?
Hard
What part of the Mayflower was damaged on the voyage?
The central beam broke.
What town did the Pilgrims live in in England? (One of the towns)
Scrooby
Who wrote the Declaration?
Thomas Jefferson
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
How to fish, how to plant corn
Which founder said it would be a good idea to pray during the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
List one of the people who was on the Mayflower
William Bradford, John Alden, Priscilla Mullins, John Carver, Captain Miles Standish
List one of the Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims
Squanto, Massasoit, Samoset
What are the two other rights listed in the Declaration? Life, ______, _________
Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What was the name of the baby born on the Mayflower?
Oceanus
What was one reason we needed a Constitution, after the Revolutionary War?
The Articles of Confederation (the existing law) was too weak. Farmers couldn't pay their debts after the Revolutionary War and were being thrown in jail or being forced to sell their farms. There was no power to tax. There was no power to raise a military. The states didn't have to obey laws if they didn't want to. The states were not united.
Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?
Financial hardship, the children were becoming Dutch and losing their English culture, the Dutch were worldly and secular.
How many days did it take Jefferson to write the Declaration?
17
How many passengers were on the Mayflower?
102 -
List one thing the founders disagreed on as they wrote the Constitution.
Slavery, voting representation
What was the name of the man who led the secret meetings of the Pilgrims in England?
John Carver
For the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith, and for king and country
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To separate from Great Britain, and to explain individual rights that all people have.
Who was the second governor of Plymouth colony?
William Bradford