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Chap 4.3
New England Settlements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pilgrim | A person who makes a long journey for religious reasons. |
| Compact | An agreement. |
| Cape | A strip of land that stretches into a body of water. |
| What caused the Puritans to move to North America? | The Puritans disagreed with the Church of England. The wanted to make themselves and their church pure. |
| Mayflower Compact? | An agreement by the Pilgrims to make and obey laws. |
| Why were the Puritans better prepared for settlement than the pilgrims? | Among the Puritans were people with many different skills. They sailed in March, so it gave them enough time to plant crops when they arrived and brought 4 ships with supplies. |
| When did the Pilgrims land in Salem? | 1620 |
| Why did the Pilgrims leave the Netherlands for North America? | They left because they wanted to live apart from people of other beliefs and they were bothered that their children were learning Dutch customs |
| Squanto | An American Indian who had been to Europe and spoke English. |
| What did Squanto do? | He introduced the Pilgrims to Massasoit who was leader of the Wampanoag. |
| Who and what did William Bradford do? | He was governor of Pymouth, and he and Massasoit agreed to live in peace. |
| How did Squanto help the Pilgrims? | He taught them how to plant crops, like corn(maize), pumpkins and beans and guided them in hunting and fishing. |
| Who was John Winthrop? | A lawyer who was the first governor of the new Puritan colony. |
| Who said, "We shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."? | John Winthrop |
| Where did the Puritans land? | Salem, June 1630 |
| What did the Puritans name their settlement? | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| What did the Pilgrims do at their first harvast? | They held a feast to thank God for their first harvest and invited the Wampanoags. We now call this Thanksgiving. |
| The Mayflower | A pilgrim ship. Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620 and landed in Plymouth, Massachusettes. |