Early Colonial America True or False

All English colonists in the 17th century came to the New World seeking religious freedom.

Offenders in the pillory or "stretch neck" could have their ears nailed to the board.

The Mayflower landed on Plymouth Rock.

The Pilgrims introduced the Christian holidays of Christmas & Easter to North America.

The English colonists of the 1620s and 1630s usually wore black and white clothing with large buckles.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 and has been an annual holiday ever since, except during the Civil War.

The weapon of choice for English colonists during the 1620s was a gun called a blunderbuss, which featured a bell end.

Early English colonists lived in log cabins.

Early English colonists viewed alcohol and tobacco as instruments of the devil and banned them.

The first European colony in the New World was in what is now the state of Virginia, and it was founded by the English.

The "Pilgrims" were "Puritans" who were seeking to "purify" the Church of England.

Branding with a hot iron or fabric letter, dunking in pond water, and time in the stocks were all possible punishments.

Adultery, blasphemy, drunkenness, laziness, and stealing were all against the law.

Pocahontas rescued John Smith from near death and later fell in love with him.

Offenders sent to the stocks could expect to have garbage and other items thrown at them.

The "Pilgrims" founded the first colony in the area now known as "New England".