Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest
By
Gail Skroback Hennessey
http://www.gailhennessey.com
The Mayflower was named after a flower called the "Trailing Arbuttus". This
flower is an evergreen with a white flower and pink center. Learn more about
the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this fun cyberhunt.
1. 102 passengers sailed on the Mayflower voyage which left Plymouth,
England, on September 6, 1620. What was the name of the baby born along
the voyage?_____ How did the Billington boys start a fire on the
ship?___________ According to legend, who was the first passesnger to step
onto Plymouth Rock?____________________
Find the answers at this site:
http://www.lacolony.org/dps/dp11.html
2. The trip was very expensive and most of the passengers agreed to work for
seven years for the Virginia Company that sponsored their passage. What
were the colonists supposed to send back to the company that paid their
way?____________ After the seven year period, what did the colonists
receive?_______________
Find the answers at this site: shttp://www.plimoth.org/learn/justkids/homework-help/who-were-pilgrims
3. What was the reason many went on the journey to America?____________
What were two other reasons for making the journey?_____________ and
______________Where was the original destination of the
Mayflower?______________ Tired and seeing land,( Massachusetts), the ship
docked on December 11th. With snow already on the ground, how did a
passenger, William Bradford(later the 2nd governor of Plymouth Colony)
describe what he saw?_____________________________
Find the answers at this site:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web03/segment1_p.html
4.The Mayflower had a crew of thirty on the 66 days long
sailing.__________was the captain of the ship. He had sailed which
treacherous(dangerous) body of water?_____The captain believed if the
Mayflower was strong enough to travel these dangerous waters, she could sail
the Atlantic. What did passengers have to pay the ship's carpenter to do for
them?___________What were some of the foods eaten on board the
ship?__________In addition to cats(to help keep the rat population down),
what two breeds of dogs were aboard the Mayflower?_______________
To find the answers,start with Part 2, Voyage of the Mayflower at this
site:http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/
5. Originally setting sail in July, 1620, it had to return to port twice because
the other ship it was traveling across the ocean with kept leaking. What was
this ship's name?______________ Did the ship accompany the Mayflower on
its eventual journey?_________ With additional passengers from the other
ship now on board the crowded Mayflower,what were three dangers that the
passengers could have faced?__________________ Only one passenger died
on the journey. Why didn't people feel sorry for his
death?__________________
Find the answers at this
site:http://plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/mayflower.php
6. 41 men signed what became the known as the _________________on
November 11, 1620. It was written by Pilgrims' leaders Edward Brewster,
William Bradford, Gilbert Winslow and Myles Standish. What did the men
who signed the document agreed to do?______________
Find the answers at this
site:http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0874960.html
7. The Pilgrims settled on Cape Cod, building their town where the
Wampanoag Indians had lived. What does the name Wampanoag
mean?________________. What do the Wampanoag and most native
American call the earth?_______________
Find the answers at this site:http://www.plimoth.org/learn/justkids/homework-help/who-are-wampanoagp
8. What was the fate of most ships of the time after they were no longer
seaworthy?________________ What disease killed many of the trees in 17th
century Great Britain? _______________What do some people think
happened to the Mayflower ship? ________________________
Find the answers at this
site:http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?mayflower.html
All links are working as of today(11/12). Although I have checked the links for
kid friendliness, please review the sites before using the webquest with your
students. And, should you find a link isn’t working, please let me know.
Thanks...