14 questions
What is a "pilgrim?"
A Native American
Someone on a religious journey
An enemy of the government
Someone who has different beliefs
What is a Puritan?
Someone who wanted to separate from the Church of England
Someone who wanted to purify the Church of England
Someone who wanted to go back to the Catholic Church
Someone who protested against the Catholic Church
What is a Separatist?
Someone who wanted to separate from the Church of England
Someone who wanted to purify the Church of England
Someone who wanted to go back to the Catholic Church
Someone who protested against the Catholic Church
What agreement did the Pilgrims sign when they arrived in North America?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
What colony was the first to be established by and run by Puritans?
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Puritans wanted religious freedom for themselves, but not necessarily for others.
True
False
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams as a place for religious freedom and toleration?
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
What is a charter?
A document that orders someone be arrested
Permission to search someone
A document that gives permission to start a colony
A plan for a new government
What do we call the place where the Pilgrims landed?
Plymouth Acres
Thanksgiving
Plymouth Rock
Mayflower
What is a monarchy?
A type of government with a king or queen
A government run by ordinary people
A government with a written constitution
A type of strict religion
What is representative government?
A government ruled by a king or queen
A government where people have no rights
A government where people elect representatives to make laws
A government where representatives are not elected by the people
What is self-government?
A king or queen tells the people what to do
The people have no government
Everyone makes up their own rules
The people create and control their government
What document was an example of self-government?
The Letters of Parliament
The Queen's Charter of 1438
The Mayflower Compact
The Treaty of Versailles
Who helped the Pilgrims survive when they first arrived in the Americas?
The King of England
The Spanish
The Native Americans
The French