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Question | Answer |
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the english break away from the catholic church and form their own sect | church of england |
they wanted to purify ( correct the wrongs ) the church | puritans |
did not agree with some of the practices of the church of england but they wanted to separate or cut all ties with the church | separatists |
pilgrims tried to emigrate first to the netherlands but felt they were losing their english culture, they were also not satisfied with the jobs that were available | netherlands |
group of investors. pilgrims asked merchants to buy stock so they could start a new colony in north america | joint stock company |
wanted to land by Jamestown but because of bad weather they landed too far north near cape cod | plymouth |
pastor, and the governor of plymouth | william bradford |
first document that sets up a self-government. A cornerstone of the north american form of government | mayflower compact |
first native american to make contact with the pilgrims. He was able to speak some English. learned how to speak English from fishermen who had visited the area | samoset |
taught the pilgrims how to plant corn, where to catch fish, and how to fertilize the fields with the fish remains | squanto |
a group of native american tribes that were ruled by a chief Massasoit. chief Massasoit and the pilgrims negotiated a peace agreement that lasted all of the chiefs life | wampanoag |
where did the pilgrims come from? where did they land? | england. netherlands |
why did the pilgrims leave the netherland? where did they want to go next? where did they end up? | fears of losing their English heritage and economical difficulties. they wanted to settle near the Hudson river (around Jamestown) they ended up too far up north near cape cod |