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18 Cards in this Set
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The Separatists traveled to America on a ship named the _____________.
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Mayflower
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____________ was an Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to grow crops.
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Squanto
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The Pilgrims named their new colony _______________.
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Plymouth Plantation
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_______ was the strong governor who was sent to New Amsterdam.
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Peter Stuyvesant
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New Amsterdam was named _______ by the English.
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New York
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When the Separatists left England, where did they go first?
a. Denmark b. France c. Canada d. Holland |
Holland
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Why were the Separatists unhappy in this new land?
a. They had to pay high taxes. b. Their children began to forget English and their Separatist beliefs. c. They were arrested for meeting in churches. d. all of the above |
Their children began to forget English and their Separatists beliefs.
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What new name did William Bradford give to the Separatists and the other group of colonists who sailed to America?
a. Strangers b. Saints c. Pilgrims d. Puritans |
Pilgrims
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What was the name of the second colony formed by Puritans in the New World?
a. New Amsterdam b. Massachusetts Bay Colony c. New England d. Manhattan |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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The ______ sent colonists to settle near the Hudson River.
a. English Trading Company b. Dutch East India Company c. French India Company d. Dutch West India Company |
Dutch West India Company
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What problems did New Amsterdam have?
a. The people were attacked by unfriendly Indians. b. The town began to fall apart, and the governors could not keep control. c. No one would come to trade with the people there. d. All of the above. |
The town began to fall apart, and the governors could not keep control.
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Who captured New Amsterday?
a. the Dutch b. the English c. the French d. the Portuguese |
the English
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True or False: The Separatists thought they could change the Church of England.
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false
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True or False: The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts to thank God for the colonists' survival.
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true
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True or False: The French brought silks, spices, tea, and coffee to Europe from their trading posts in Asia.
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false
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True or False: According to stories, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island from the Lenape Indians for about twenty-four dollars.
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true
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True or False: The strong governor of New Amsterdam was famous for his wooden leg.
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true
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What was the Mayflower Compact, and what did it say?
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The Mayflower Compact was a set of laws that the Pilgrims drew up for their new colony. It said that all colonists must agree together before a law could be passed, and that once laws were passed, each colonist would obey them.
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