Use the context to help you determine the meaning of each highlighted word.
In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a
The Europeans, who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have
been a very determined and brave group of settlers.
A daunting task is one that would _______ someone.
c. lose or misplace
d. frighten or intimidate
2. The original Pilgrims called themselves the “Saints” and referred to others who joined with them for the voyage as the “Strangers.”
In this context, “original” means _______.
a. one of a kind
3. The Saints and Strangers argued about how they would live in the New World. After much discussion, they came together and signed the Mayflower Compact.
The Compact was _______.
a. a container for makeup
b. a small item
c. a machine used for mashing corn
d. an agreement
4. When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were fearful that the Native Americans would attack them. However, the people that they encountered, the Wampanoag Indians, were a peaceful and generous tribe.
To encounter, is to _______.
b. note how many
d. exchange text messages
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