Name: ________________
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Date: _________________
After the Mayflower Open-Ended Questions
You have spent the last several days watching “After the Mayflower” from the DVD Series We Shall Remain. For this
assignment, you are going to use your knowledge of Social Studies to answer the questions in complete sentences.
1.
It can be argued that Christopher Columbus (and the conquistadors) had the same effect on Native Americans
that the Puritans (Pilgrims) had on Native Americans. Do you agree with this argument? Provide three
examples support your stance.
2.
What do you think the biggest reason was as to why the Pilgrims came to view the Wampanoag Native
Americans as their enemy?
3. Looking back at the events that led to King Philip’s War, do you think the Wampanoag Native Americans
regretted letting the Pilgrims stay on their land in 1621? Why/Why not?
4.
In your opinion, what could have been done so that the Wampanoag and Pilgrims could have coexisted (lived
peacefully) with one another? OR do you think war was inevitable for these two societies?
5.
How can the video “After the Mayflower” be related to today’s society? Do you see any similarities between
King Philip’s War and the present? Do you think we, as a society, have learned anything from acts such as King’s
Philip’s war?