Pilgrims
Thanksgiving and Treaties and Trust
Puritans
A Box of Chocolates
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
Why did the pilgrims come to America?
To start a better life and have freedom. To be free from the Church of England.
100
The first "Thanksgiving" meal was held in what year?
1620
100
When did the Puritans arrive in America?
1630
100
Make a connection between Martin Luther and the English Puritans.
Martin Luther was responsible for the Protestant Reformation, starting Protestant Christianity which is the opposite of Catholicism. Puritans were Protestant Christians, originally from the Church of England.
200
What was the Mayflower Compact
An agreement that said the new colony of settlers and "strangers" would govern themselves.
200
Why was Squanto such a valuable friend to his tribe and the Pilgrim settlers?
Squanto could use his understanding of English customs and understanding of the English language to help the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
200
Why did the Puritans come to America?
They wanted to "purify" the Church of England by starting a society that would be an example for people back in England.
Others wanted to completely separate from the Church of England.
200
What is the first element on the periodic table of elements?
Hydrogen
300
Where did the Pilgrims first land? Where did they decide to settle? Why?
Plymouth Harbor. The Pilgrim settlers decided to settle in an abandoned Native American.
It was easy for them to settle there because the village had been abandoned by local natives after an epidemic killed 90% of the population.
300
What did both sides agree on in the signed treaty of 1651? List three.
Not to attack each other, and that if one was attacked by another native tribe, the other group would help them.
Also, if anything was stolen or taken it would be restored.
300
Who was John Winthrop?
He was a lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans.
300
What is the capital of England?
London
400
What was Massasoit’s strategy in dealing with the Pilgrims?
He made them his ally so that he would have a group to potentially fight with him against the Narragansett.
400
Why were the Pilgrim's celebrating with a feast in the fall of 1620?
The Pilgrims had just harvested their first crops and they had quite a bit of food. They held a feast to celebrate?
400
How did the Puritans and the Indians begin to come into conflict?
Puritans pushed westward into land that was still occupied by Native Americans.
400
Why did John Winthrop call the new settlement, A City on A Hill?
Answers will vary.
500
Name two Wampanoag men who helped the Pilgrims
Massasoit, Squanto, Samoset
500
Are we positive the Wampanoag were invited to the first "Thanksgiving"? Explain. What does this teach us about history?
No. We only know what primary sources teach us. (Explanations will vary.)
500
What did many Puritans believe God would do for them when they arrive in the new land? Why is this important?
Give them favor with the native people. (Explanations will vary?)
500
What is the distance around a circle called?
Circumference
500
Look at the image on the board, top to bottom.
1. What kind of source is it?
2. Use what you've learned this week to explain why the Native American population is decreasing and White (English) population is increasing.
WRITE YOUR WAGER on your board. You may wager up to 2000 points. If you get the answer wrong, those points are taken from your current score.
1. Secondary Source
2. Native population is most likely decreasing because of disease, war and the Pilgrims and Puritans pushing westward and taking Native land. The White population is increasing because of more Pilgrims and Puritans coming to New England (America).