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DVD – Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (Ch. 6 under scene selection)
As you watch the program, answer the following questions.
1. Which two boats left England?
2. Why were they forced to return to England after a month at sea?
3. Describe the conditions for those traveling on the Mayflower.
4. How do religious views influence their daily lives? (Hint: How do they interpret events?)
5. What was the Mayflower Compact? Why was it important?
6. When they arrived in New England, what challenges did they face? (There are many.)
7. What tribe inhabits much of modern day Massachusetts?
8. Is there evidence of a real “Plymouth Rock”?
9. Who was the first Native American to make contact with the English in Plymouth?
10. Who is the Governor of the Plymouth Colony?
11. Why were the Wampanoag willing to negotiate with the English?
12. Explain “Squanto’s” story.
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13. Who is chosen as the 2 governor of the Plymouth Colony?
14. Describe the first “Thanksgiving”.
15. How old is William Bradford when he dies?