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Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans start colonies in New England?
They were missionaries who wanted to persuade American Indians to become Christians.
They wanted to be able to freely practice their religion.
They wanted to become wealthy and powerful.
They were explorers who wanted to find a river route through North America to Asia.
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How did Tisquantum, or Squanto, help the Pilgrims?
Squanto invited them to celebrate a feast of thanksgiving.
Squanto taught them skills they needed to survive, and helped them make an agreement with the leader of the Wampanoag people.
Squanto convinced the Wampanoag people to become Christians.
Squanto led the Pilgrims from where the Mayflower first had landed to a location that was better for farming.
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
It was the debt the Pilgrims owed an English company that funded Plymouth Colony.
It was an agreement the Pilgrims made to govern themselves with “just and equal laws.”
It was the contract indentured servants made to serve settlers in Plymouth.
It was an agreement the Pilgrims made with the leader of the Wampanoag people.
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What was an achievement of the Puritans in North America?
They built public schools and libraries in North America.
They respected beliefs of American Indian groups in New England.
They established fur trade with the American Indians.
They built the House of Burgesses and started a tradition of self-government.
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Match the following vocabulary terms.
Pilgrim
Mayflower Compact
Indentured Servant
Puritan
A religious journey
An agreement to govern each other fair
Someone who works without pay
group who left England for free religion
A religious journey
An agreement to govern each other fair
Someone who works without pay
group who left England for free religion
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