What was America called when the pilgrims sailed from England?
the New World
What was the name of the ship that they used from England to America?
Mayflower
Why did the pilgrims leave England?
They wanted religious and political freedom.
The pilgrims traveled across what ocean for 65 days?
Atlantic Ocean
The pilgrims traveled in peace and had a really easy time going to America.
False
True
What did the pilgrims feel when they saw land in the distance?
excited
embarassed
confused
worried
What did they call the small village they built when they first arrived in America?
Plymouth
The first winter was brutal and 45 people died from what?
extreme temperature and hunger
The Native Americans taught the pilgrims to plant what crops?
corn, beans, and pumpkins
People didn't like the New World so immigrants stopped moving to America.
False
True
By the 1750s, the British had 13 colonies on the east coast of North America.
False
True
Which other countries owned a part of land in North America and wanted to influence the New World too?
Spain and France
The British army and the colonists fought the French over land in North America.
True
False
What did the British government ask from the colonists to pay for the war?
taxes
Why did the colonists think it was not fair to pay taxes to the British government?
The colonists didn't have representation in the government.
The 13 colonies decided to join together to pay taxes.
True
False
