Question 1

How can you tell the Separatists were devoted to their beliefs?

Accepted Answer

They were willing to leave their home for religious freedom.

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They were willing to kill for religious freedom.

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They were willing to join other religions even though they didn't believe in them.

Question 2

Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?

Accepted Answer

They wanted their children to grow up English, not Dutch.

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The king made them leave.

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The people in Holland were disrespectful to them.

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They didn't like the weather in Holland.

Question 3

What did John Smith offer to do for the Pilgrims?

Accepted Answer

He offered to be their guide, but they turned him down because it was too expensive.

Answer

He offered to fight the Indians for them.

Answer

He offered to be their guide and they accepted his offer.

Question 4

Why was the Mayflower Compact a significant document in our nation's history?

Accepted Answer

It established self-government in a new colony.

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It kept England in control of the New World.

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It made it so that each individual could decide their own laws.

Question 5

What evidence can you give that the place the Pilgrims called Plymouth was not a wilderness?

Accepted Answer

A 1605 map shows an Indian village located there and they found fields cleared for planting.

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The map shows old train tracks there.

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They had to cut down trees and clear the area.

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A 1605 map shows that there were already paved roads and businesses there.

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