PILGRIMS QUIZ OF THE DAY I
1. _________________________ Who is the most important Pilgrim to us? He wrote the primary account
of what we know about the Pilgrims.
2. _________________________ Who was the King of England at the time?
3. _________________________ What was the official religion of England?
4. _________________________ What was the name given to the Pilgrims that refers to their religious
beliefs and way of life...and it’s not Pilgrims!
5. _________________________ What was the name given to the people of England who wanted to break
away from the Church of England?
6. _________________________ What country did they first escape to?
7. _________________________ What industry did most of the Pilgrims work in while in the Netherlands?
8. _________________________ Who was Bradford’s role model... his elder?
9. _________________________ What business did Breuster start that ticketh off the King of England?
10. _________________________ What body of water did the Pilgrims have to cross to reach Holland?
11. Define the differences between an Anglican and a Puritan below...two main reasons.
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12. Answer this... if you were a Pilgrim having a decent life in Holland, would you have stayed? Or would have
risked it all to sail to a new and unknown world? Explain:
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PILGRIMS QUIZ OF THE DAY I KEY
1. BRADFORD
Who is the most important Pilgrim to us? He wrote the primary account
of what we know about the Pilgrims.
2. JAMES
Who was the King of England at the time?
3. ANGLICAN
What was the official religion of England?
4. PURITAN
What was the name given to the Pilgrims that refers to their religious
beliefs and way of life...and it’s not Pilgrims!
5. SEPARATISTS
What was the name given to the people of England who wanted to break
away from the Church of England?
6. NETHERLANDS
What country did they first escape to?
7. TEXTILES
What industry did most of the Pilgrims work in while in the Netherlands?
8. BREUSTER
Who was Bradford’s role model... his elder?
9. PRINTING PRESS
What business did Breuster start that ticketh off the King of England?
10. ENGLISH CHANNEL
What body of water did the Pilgrims have to cross to reach Holland?
11. Define the differences between an Anglican and a Puritan below...two main reasons.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS THE KING AS THE HEAD OF The CHURCH OF ENGLAND, AND
EVERYBODY REPORTS TO HIM. THE PURITANS BELIEVED THAT YOU TOOK THE WORD OF GOD
RIGHT OUT OF THE BIBLE, AND THERE SHOULD BE NO GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH. ANGLICANS BELIEVED THAT THE KING/QUEEN WAS GOD’S REPRESENTATIVE ON EARTH.
12. Answer this... if you were a Pilgrim having a decent life in Holland, would you have stayed? Or would have
risked it all to sail to a new and unknown world? Explain:
ANSWERS WILL VARY.
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