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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When England broke away from the Catholic church, what did they form? | The Church of England |
| When people started disagreeing with The Church of England, what two groups were formed? | The Puritans and the Separatists |
| How did the Puritans react to the problems in the church? | They wanted to stay in the church and correct the wrongs within itself. |
| What did the Separatists do about the problems in the church? | The Separatists didn't want anything to do with the Church of England, so they cut all ties and moved to the Netherlands. |
| Why did the Separatists move to the Netherlands? | To get away from the Church of England and have more religious freedoms. |
| Why did the Separatists end up leaving the Netherlands? | They felt that they were going to lose their English ways and they were not satisfied with the jobs that were available. |
| What was the Joint Stock Company and what was its purpose? | The Joint Stock Company was a group of investors, often merchants, that the Pilgrims asked to buy stock to support their journey to the New World. |
| Where did the Pilgrims originally want to land, and where did the land? | They wanted to settle somewhere near Jamestown, but because of bad weather and rough seas they landed near Cape Cod. |
| What was the land called that they settled at? How is that significant? | The land was called Plymouth and this is significant because they sailed from a town called Plymouth. |
| While the Pilgrims were still on board the Mayflower, they came up with the Mayflower Compact. What did it do? | The Mayflower Compact bound everyone who signed it to following any form of government that they would've come up with. |
| Who were the Wampanoags? | The Wampanoags were a group of Native Americans that were ruled by a Chief Massasoit. The Pilgrims ended up negotiating and making a peace treaty with them that lasted until the Chief died. |
| Who was Samoset and how was he significant to the Pilgrims? | Samoset was the first Native American to come in contact with the Pilgrims. He knew how to speak English because he talked with the fishermen that stopped there often. |
| What did Squanto do that helped the Pilgrims so much? | He taught them how to hunt, fish, grow corn, and fertilize fields with fish remains. |
| Who was William Bradford? | He was a Pilgrim Pastor and he was governor of Plymouth for 30 years. |