USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MAYFLOWER SETTLEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The types of recreational activities that the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians participated in during the 1621 harvest feast-dancing, singing secular songs, playing games-wouldn’t have been allowed.Which word or phrase below could replace secular without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A
religious
B
repeat after me
C
nonreligious
D
silly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As was the custom in England, the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest with a festival. The 50 remaining colonists and roughly 90 Wampanoag tribesmen attended the “First Thanksgiving.” The major similarity between the first Jamestown settlers and the first Plymouth settlers was great human suffering.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pilgrims of the Mayflower were a group of around 100 people seeking religious freedom from the Church of England. However, pilgrims were not the only passengers on the Mayflower. Other Mayflower passengers included servants, contracted workers, and families seeking a new life in America.

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