Hello everyone.  I decided to just wrap up book one by posting some questions that I came up with that helped me stay focused while reading this book.  I will start reading book two this week, and will post some summaries and questions for a few of those chapters.

Book One overview

1. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

2. What year did they leave England?

3. What hardships did the pilgrims experience as they tried to escape England?

4. Who were the leaders of the Congregation at Leyden?

5. How did the congregation fare physically, financially, etc.?

6. Why did the Pilgrims decide to leave Holland?

7. How did the congregation decide to settle in America, as opposed to another region?

8. How did the congregation decide who would sail for America?

9. What difficulties did the congregation face while making arrangements to sail for America?

10. What year did the Pilgrims leave for America?

11. What problems did they encounter after they first set sail?

12. What problems did they have at sea?

13. What was the name of the contract the company and Pilgrims drew up while in Cape Cod?

14. Why was this contract needed?

15. When did the Pilgrims land in New Plymouth?

16. How did the Pilgrims first respond to the new land?

17. Were they initially better off financially and physically then they were in England?

18. What did the Pilgrims do to take care of their physical needs?

19. What was the Pilgrims’ relationship with the Indians that first winter?