Social Studies
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?
They wanted more freedom.
What does persecution mean?
Unfair treatment for beliefs.
List three expectations Puritans had for life in their settlements.
Strict moral code, signing covenants, religious devotion, and community responsibility.
Identify one cause of tension between settlers and American Indians.
American Indians were losing land to growing numbers of settlers.
What did the Puritans want to build?
A city upon a hill with high moral standards.
What hardships did they face on the Mayflower voyage?
Storms, rough seas, disease, and hunger.
What does compact mean?
Written agreement.
Who attended the Puritan town meetings?
Usually men attended.
What was the impact?
Serve losses on both sides, many Wampanoag died, and English gained more control.
What would happen if a family broke their covenant/agreement?
If they broke it they would be removed from the town.
Identify 2 values shown by the Pilgrims in the document.
Patriotic duty and deep religious faith.
What does colony mean?
A settlement ruled by another country.
Why were the Puritan town meetings important?
It was an early form of self government.
Cause: More settlers arrived and needed land. What was the effect?
Conflict/warfare, loss of land, and breakdown of alliances.
What helped New England become profitable?
New England had plenty of good lumber, which led to a strong shipbuilding economy.
Explain why the Compact is important.
It was the first government framework/early blueprint for self government.
Define Covenant in your own words.
Agreement (from tests)
Look at the picture of a Puritan home. Write two observations about daily life.
Small rooms, communal living, and working spaces.
Many people were....
Farmers.
Choose one sentence from the text that proves the compact was an early form of self government.
When the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower compact it was the first government framework written in the land that is now the United States.
What does self government mean?
People making their own laws.
Explain Squanto's role in helping the Pilgrims.
Squanto taught farming, fishing, trapping, and the Pilgrims were grateful.
They made most of what they needed. What did they make?
Furniture, shoes, and tools.