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Pilgrims
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Question | Answer |
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Church of England | They broke away from the Catholic church and formed their own sect(religious group) |
Puritans | They wanted to purify(correct the wrongs) the church. |
Separatists | Did not agree with some of the practices of the Church of England but they wanted to separate or cut all the ties with the church. |
Neatherlands | Pilgrims tried to emigrate first to the Netherlands but felt they were losing their English culture, they were also satisfied with the jobs that were available |
Joint Stock Company | Group of investors. Pilgrims asked merchants to buy stock so they could start a new colony in North America. |
Plymouth | Wanted land by Jamestown but with bad weather landed too far North in cape cod. |
William Bradford | Pastor, and the governor of Plymouth. |
Mayflower compact | First document that sets up a self-document. A cornerstone of the American form of goverment |
Samoset | First Native American to make contact with the pilgrims. He was able to speak English. Learned how to speak English from fishermen who had visited this area before. |
Squanto | Taught the pilgrims how to plant corn where to catch fish and how to fertilize the fields with the fish remains. |
Womponoag | This is a group of similar tribs put together and they are near Plymouth. The tribe is lead by chief Massasoit. Throw out chief Massasoit had peace agreement with the Plymouth colonists threw their life time. |