Faith + Freedom
______________is a rural village in Yorkshire province of England. With lush, green, rolling hills and quaint farms dotting the countryside, it looks rather like a picturesque land in a storybook.
Scrooby
The small group soon began planning a move to the nearby country of _____________, where the government did not interfere with the churches.
Holland
William Brewster and William Bradford began talking about going to the ___________ ____________. They liked the idea of having land to farm and plenty of space in which to spread out. They also knew that there would be no one else around to influence their children in a worldly way.
New World
After buying their shio, the ____________, William Brewster went to England to gather any friends and family members who wanted to go to the New World as well.
Speedwell
Because this brave band of people were willing to come together with their co-passengers on the Mayflower, regardless of the differences in their beliefs, and make a ___________ that was for them and by them, the precedence was set - this type of ____________ would work here in this New World.
government
government
The village of Scrooby is very close to ___________ ___________, where the famous __________ ___________ and his merry men lived.
Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
After they gathered their crops, sold their houses, and said tearful goodbyes to their friends and loved ones, they boarded the ____________ they had hired to take them to Holland. The ___________ of the _____________ was not their friend, though; he had turned traitor and sold them into the hands of the English soldiers.
ship
captain
ship
Some of the Pilgrims did not want to go to the New World. They were comfortable in Holland. They owned homes, and their children had married Dutch people. Settled and comfortable, they did not want to leave their friends, and they were fearful of the legendary "_____________" of the New World.
savages
Brewster arranged for a ship in England, for them to use for the voyage to America. This ship, named the ___________, was larger than the _____________. Excitement filled the air! After more than a year of preparations, the Pilgrims in Holland would be boarding the _____________ and joining their families and friends in England, and then, together, they would embark on their voyage across the vast Atlantic Ocean.
Mayflower
Speedwell
Speedwell
____________ ___________ ___________ was a rare treasure in the world at the time. The fact that we, as Americans, have the ___________ to enjoy a __________, biblically based education from the preschool years through the collegiate level should never be taken for granted.
Freedom of Religion
freedom
Christian
In the late 1500s and early 1600s, a group of people lived in this area who called themselves _______________. They chose this name because they wished to _____________ themselves from the Church of England. At this time in history, King James of England was the boss! He believed he had the right to tell everyone how to worship God.
Separatists
separate
The ___________, for that is what they called themselves now, were again put into prison. King James was very angry! He did not know what to do with these people who refused to obey him.
Pilgrims
There was a man in the Pilgrim congregation named ____________ ____________. Mr __________ was an English captain who enjoyed adventure! He was a fighting man and offered his services to the Pilgrims who wanted to go to America.
Myles Standish
Standish
Together, they would be traveling to the strange new land of America. The ____________ and the ______________ had not gotten far when they had to return to England; the ____________ was leaking and needed to be repaired.
Mayflower
Speedwell
Speedwell
Our entire ___________ is based upon the freedoms that the early settlers of our country gave everything to establish.
culture
Of course, King James was wrong. No one has the right to tell anyone how they should worship God; that is a ______________ ______________.
personal decision
Their __________ ___________ at escape was successful, and they arrived in Holland at last. The Pilgrims were delighted to have the freedom to worship God as they pleased and adjusted well to their new home.
second attempt
It is said that Myles Standish had a sword, named "____________," which had been given to him by an old swordmaker whose life he had saved.
Gideon
The remaining Pilgrims boarded the ____________ and again started on their voyage to the New World. Not all of the 102 passengers were Pilgrims. Some of them were on the voyage to reach the New World for ____________ and ____________. The Pilgrims called these passengers "_____________."
Mayflower
adventure
fortune
Strangers
Draw:
Woman singing in church
page 54
The Separatists, led by ____________ __________, ___________ ____________, and later, ___________ _____________, met secretly at Mr. __________ home in Scrooby. There they worshipped the way they saw fit. What they were doing was illegal, and brave church leaders were arrested and imprisoned many times for disobeying King James.
William Brewster
John Robinson
William Bradford
Brewster's
They had lived in Holland for ___________ years, when the church leaders became concerned that their group was becoming too comfortable with the "______________" of Holland. Even though their neighbors and the Dutch government was very friendly and allowed them to gather and worship as they pleased, they feared losing their ___________ as a group.
11
worldliness
identity
Mr. Brewster returned to England and applied for a land patent that would allow the Pilgrims to settle in the New World. It was ____________ by the time they finally received the land patent for land near ____________ in ____________.
1619
Jamestown
Virginia
_________ ____________ __________ was a simple document stating that everyone would work together, sharing and helping each other. They knew that without this, they would probably all die in this harsh New World. I have heard it said that this document is thought of as the "_____________" of our country's _____________.
The Mayflower Compact
grandfather
Constitution
Draw:
Freedom to worship
page 54