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from of plymouth plantation by william bradford
directions: using complete sentences, answer each section on a separate sheet of paper.
quickwrite: (5pts)
what qualities do you think the pilgrims possessed that enabled them to journey to a new land to begin a colony
comprehension questions: (20pts)
1. why do you think the puritans decided to travel to begin a new colony? what did they think would them succeed?
2. describe the hardships the puritans encountered during:
the voyage over
upon their arrival
their first winter
3. what central idea does bradford communicate throughout his description of these hardships? give evidence (quote) to support your answer.
4. paraphrase (rewrite in your own words) or explain to me the terms of the treaty between massasoit and the pilgrims is the treaty equally fair to both sides? why or why not?
5. what is the central idea of this text? what is bradford’s purpose in writing it? cite evidence (quote) to support your answer.
*writing prompt: (25pts)
what central idea does bradford communicate in his journal of plymouth plantation?
use your quickwrite and your answers to questions 2, 3, and 5 to you write.
*writing prompt should be written on a separate sheet of paper from your quickwrite and questions.