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Study Guide Answers

1.     When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
     fourth Thursday of November
2.     In religious matters, who was the more tolerant English monarch, Elizabeth I or James I?
     Elizabeth I
3.     Which English university was in the forefront of the movement to separate church and state?
     Cambridge
4.     The ministers, Richard Clyfton and John Robinson, were each influenced by which noted church reformer?
     Troublechurch Browne
5.     The manor house at Scrooby was home to which separatist supporter?
     William Brewster
6.     Which Pilgrim leader walked ten miles, one way, to church services as a young man?
     William Bradford
7.     Following the lead of Troublechurch Browne, to which country did English separatists immigrate, in search of religious tolerance?
     Holland
8.     Who was selected to head the defense forces for the Pilgrims in their New World colony?
     Miles Standish
9.     In what year did the Pilgrims leave England for America?
     1620
10.     What are the names of the ships that the Pilgrims intended to take to America?
     Mayflower, Speedwell
11.     What English port was the last home to the Pilgrims before they set sail for America?
     Plymouth
12.     Which of the two Pilgrim ships was deemed unfit for an ocean voyage?
     Speedwell
13.     Where did the Pilgrims plan to settle in America?
     Virginia
14.     What is the modern name of the bay in which the Pilgrims finally reached land?
     Cape Cod Bay
15.     What is the common name of the document signed by the Pilgrim men, which was designed to guarantee orderly government in their new colony?
     Mayflower Compact
16.     Which Pilgrim leader served as governor for the first 30 years of the Plymouth Colony's existence?
     William Bradford
17.     The Indian who guided the Pilgrims through their first farming season was: a.) Metacomet b.) Squanto c.) Massasoit d.) Powhattan
     b.) Squanto
18.     The leader of the Indian nation that agreed to peaceful relationships with the Pilgrims was: a.) Metacomet b.) Squanto c.) Massasoit d.) Powhattan
     c.) Massasoit
19.     The Pilgrim harvest festival eventually evolved into what national holiday?
     Thanksgiving
20.     Discuss the Pilgrims' experiences. Would you have liked to have been a Pilgrim? Why or why not?
     discussion/ various responses
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