Colonial America Quiz on the Pilgrims

Decide if the statement is something that really happened (FACT) or if the statement is how someone thought or felt about something (OPINION).

Many people came to the New World so that they could practice the religion of their own choice.
1. Fact
2. Opinion
Decide if the statement is something that really happened (FACT) or if the statement is how someone thought or felt about something (OPINION).

The Pilgrims were treated badly in their own country because they did not want to follow the Church of England.
1. Fact
2. Opinion
Decide if the statement is something that really happened (FACT) or if the statement is how someone thought or felt about something (OPINION).

The Mayflower and its passengers would have been better off if they had reached New York, because it is warmer there
1. Fact
2. Opinion
After the Pilgrims were jailed for starting their own church, they moved to ----, but they were not happy there.
1. Holland
2. England
3. France
4. Germany
The Pilgrims bought a small, old ship called the ----.
1. Ranger
2. Tub
3. Speedwell
4. Titanic
To get a larger ship the Pilgrims had to agree to ---- for 7 years.
1. give $1000 each year
2. send furs and lumber to England
3. send 10 Indians to England each year
4. live in peace with the Native Americans
The Speedwell became leaky and had to ----.
1. stop at the Canary Islands for repairs
2. be towed by the Mayflower
3. return to England
The Pilgrims reached ---- in November 1620.
1. Philadelphia
2. Wilmington
3. Cape Cod
4. Charleston
During the winter, ---- of the settlers died.
1. half
2. one-third
3. one-fourth
---- showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn and hunt for food.
1. Amsterdam
2. Minuit
3. Lord Berkeley
4. Squanto
To celebrate the good harvest, the Indians and the Pilgrims decided to have a ----.
1. bonfire
2. big feast
3. dance
4. singing