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Date________________________
Web Quest: The Mayflower
Website: http://mayflowerhistory.com/ (Available under “resources” on our 5th grade S.S. web
page.
Directions: Read each bullet to find your way around the website. Answer the questions below
on loose leaf. (Attach this page to your answer sheet.) Use full sentences!!
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When you enter the home page, look at the left- hand side, high- lighted in blue. Click
on “Pilgrim History”.
When you enter that page, you will see bulleted choices. Click on “History of the Ship
Mayflower”.
Answer the following questions!
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History of the Mayflower
Who owned the Mayflower?
When was the Mayflower’s first voyage?
Where did the Mayflower sail on its first voyage?
What happened on its first voyage?
Who was Christopher Jones?
What happened to Christopher Jones when he was 50 years old?
When did he die?
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Click on “Pilgrim History” to return to the menu of choices.
Click on “The Mayflower’s Voyage”
Answer the questions!
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Mayflower Voyage
1. Describe, in your own words, why the Speedwell was left behind.
2. Why did the Pilgrims settle in Cape Cod instead of Northern Virginia?
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Click on “Pilgrim History” to return to the menu of choices.
Click on “What did they bring?”
Answer the following questions!
What did They Bring?
1. Describe the clothing that John Smith recommended that Virginia settlers bring.
2. Describe the types of tools they might need. Why were tools important to the
Pilgrims?
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Click on “Pilgrim History” to return to the menu of choices.
Click on “The End of the Mayflower”.
Answer the following questions!
The End of the Mayflower
1. What do many people think happened to the Mayflower?
2. What is legend? What is fact? Explain.