5th - SS Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Flashcards
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What is a person who wanted to separate from the Church of England?
Separatist
What is a person who goes on a journey for religious reasons?
Pilgrim
What is unfair treatment because of beliefs?
Persecution
What is a plan of government for the town of Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
What is a person who wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England?
Puritan
What did the Pilgrims come to North America looking for?
Religious freedom
What were the Pilgrims also called because they didn’t want to be a part of the Church of England?
Separatists
Why did the Pilgrims decide to leave England?
Because they were being persecuted due to their beliefs.
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
William Bradford
Where were the Pilgrims going to settle in North America? And where did they settle and why?
Virginia; during their journey, they were pushed off course due to storms. So they landed much further north in New England.
What was the plan of government that the Pilgrims wrote?
Mayflower Compact
What did the Mayflower Compact state?
That the government would make “just and equal laws…for the general good of the colony.”
What did the Pilgrims faced upon arriving in their new home?
Freezing weather, hunger, and diseases. Lost half of their settlers in the first three months.
Who was the English speaking Native American that the Pilgrims meet?
Samoset a member of the Wampanoag people.
Who helped the Pilgrims survive in their new colony?
The Wampanoag people
Who helped the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people make a peace treaty?
Another English-speaking Native American named Squanto
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
He taught them where to hunt and fish and how to grow corn.
Who did the Pilgrims invite to their Thanksgiving celebration and why?
The Wampanoag people because they helped them survive a very difficult year.
In 1630, another group came to North America in search of religious freedom. What were they called?
Puritans
How were the Puritans different from the Pilgrims?
The Puritans were persecuted because they wanted to change the Church of England.
Who was the leader of the Puritans?
John Winthrop
What did the Puritans call their colony?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
What was the main town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Boston
How did the Puritans avoid starvation upon their arrival in New England?
The Puritans brought 1,000 colonists and 15 ships loaded with food, tools, horses, and cows. And when the colonists arrived some small buildings and farms had already been built.
