Quiz 21

Question 1

What group of people believed that every local church congregation should be independent?

Answer 1

Separatist

Question 2

What group of people went to the New World mostly for better economic opportunities?

Answer 2

Strangers

Question 3

Who is known as the Father of American History?

Answer 3

William Bradford

Question 4

To escape persecution, what country did the Pilgrims first flee to?

Answer 4

Holland

Question 5

With the signing of the Mayflower Compact, what did the Pilgrims recognize the importance of?

Answer 5

civil government

Question 6

What collective name was given to those who made the journey to the New World

Answer 6

Pilgrims

Question 7

What king wanted all Englishmen to conform to the established Church of England?

Answer 7

James I

Question 8

What was the first American history book?

Answer 8

History of Plymouth Plantation

Question 9

What company gave the Pilgrims permission to settle in Virginia

Answer 9

London Company

Question 10

In what year did the Pilgrims land in the New World?

Answer 10

1620