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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Dangerous Shoals and Roaring Breakers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close were the nearest English communities in America to the new colony at Plymouth?
(a) About 100 miles.
(b) About 1,000 miles.
(c) More than 500 miles.
(d) Over 3,000 miles.

2. What is the name of the war that occurred in 1675?
(a) King Philip's War.
(b) French and Indian War.
(c) War of the English.
(d) Wapanoags' War.

3. What group of investors did Thomas Weston represent?
(a) Merchant Adventurers.
(b) King's Adventurers.
(c) Plymouth Company.
(d) Virginia Company.

4. What formal and binding agreement was signed before the passengers went ashore?
(a) Pilgrim Compact.
(b) Plymouth Charter.
(c) Freedom of Religion Compact.
(d) Mayflower Compact.

5. Where did Jones decide they were near as the Mayflower headed toward shore?
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Hudson River
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treacherous area of water did the Mayflower encounter after 1 p.m. as they approached the New World?

2. On the voyage, how many women were pregnant?

3. In 1676, what ship left the shores of New England?

4. What area did Jones likely follow as the Mayflower headed south?

5. When did the Pilgrims sail to the New World in search of religious freedom?

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