Pilgrims Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Church of England | English 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 ties with the church |
Netherlands | 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. |
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 near Jamestown but because of bad weather they landed too far north near Cape Cod |
Wiliam Bradford | Pastor, and governor of Plymouth |
Mayflower Compact | First document that sets up a self-government. A cornerstone of the American form of government. |
Samoset | First native american to make contact with the Pilgrims. he was able to speak some english. learned how to speak english from a fisherman that had visited the area. |
Squanto | Taught the pilgrims how to plant corn where to catch fish and how ot fertilize the fields with the fish remains (spoke very good english) |
Wampanoag | They are a group of many smaller tribes put togeather that live near Plymouth. The tribe is lead by chief Massasoit throughout the chiefs lifetime there was a peace agreement with the pilgrims colony |
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