Class # ___ :
Desperate Crossing Video
Name: ___________________________ 1 2 3
Go to YouTube for all 3 parts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE8F29CDDF800F0D0
1. Most of what we know about the Pilgrims comes from the writings of William B_______________________.
2. The official state religion was the Church of E__________________, established by King Henry VIII. The
Church of England was a P__________________________ church.
3. Some felt that the Church of England was still too much like the old Roman C____________________ Church.
4. It was against the law to worship God outside the Church of E____________________
5. King J_________________ (the fellow Jamestown was named after) thought he was God’s right-hand man on
earth. King James demanded that everyone believe in one religion and be o________________________ to
him and his Church of England.
6. People could be i___________________________ forever for refusing to worship in the Church of England. The
S____________________________ (aka Pilgrims) risked imprisonment in England, and wanted to get to
Holland where there was f________________________ of religion. The Pilgrims (aka Separatists) originally
settled in A____________________________ and Leiden.
7.
Most of the Pilgrims (aka Separatists) were poor, but the congregation eventually grew to about
3___________ people.
8.
Some of the Separatists (aka Pilgrims. One more time, so you will not be confused when ANY of these 3
terms are used.) began p_________________ seditious works against the Church of E________________.
9.
Life was difficult; a ______ year old was expected to be able to work to earn their keep! The Pilgrims
wanted to find an easier place to live that would draw many more Separatists (aka P_______________ or
P________________) to join them, so they began to think about going to A_________________.
10. What were the pro’s and con’s in the debate about going to America?
Pro’s
(Positives)
Con’s (Negatives)
24. In 1617, J_______________________ was the only successful English colony in America.
25. At first, the Pilgrims wanted to move to V____________________, but first they had to get permission from
King James of England.
26. King James agreed to let the P_______________________ go to Virginia, but did not agree to fund them.
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27. The primary ship that was to take the Pilgrims to America was called the M__________________________.
Who funded the Pilgrims’ journey to America? ____________________ What did they expect of the Pilgrims?
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28. Who were the “strangers” who were also on Mayflower? _________________________________________________
29. The Mayflower did not sail for America until S______________________________ in 16_________. There were
_______________ passengers on the Mayflower, and 55 crew members.
30. Describe the conditions where the Pilgrims lived under deck. ______________________________________________
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31. They wanted to go to Virginia, but ended up going north to Massachusetts. Why? ______________________
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32. This took them outside the charter, or patent, King James gave them. Why was this a problem?
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33. Since they were settling outside the legal boundary of the charter, they decided they needed to create
a NEW agreement between themselves. They agreed to create a set of laws called The M_______________
C______________________. The Mayflower Compact did NOT create “democracy” in the New World, but it
did set the precedent, a foundation, for e______________________ authorities that everyone agreed to obey.
34. The Cape Cod region was inhabited by the Wamponoag Nation of N___________________ Americans. The
Pilgrims stole seed c_________ they found in an Indian storage mound, and looted the g_____________.
35. By December, the passengers were getting s____________ onboard. The captain was pressuring them to
get off the ship, so he could begin the r_______________ trip to England. After the Pilgrims are attacked by
Indians, they decided to sail north to “P________________ Rock.” On C________________________ day in 1620,
they began to erect the their first h__________________.
36. One of the diseases they suffered was s____________________ which led to many other d_________________. By
March, only about h____________ of the original settlers were still alive.
37. Samoset explained that the land the villagers had settled had been wiped out, since they had no
immunity to O________ World d__________________________.
38. What happened to Squanto? _____________________________ What happened to his family and community?
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How did Squanto help the settlers survive? ___________________________________________________________________
39. William B_______________________ became the 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony.
40. What happened when Massasoit arrived with 90 of his warriors in the Fall of 1621? __________________
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What do we call this event, today? The First T________________________________________________________
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