Important Words
Englishmen who wanted to separate from the Church of England
Separatists
the Native American chief who made a peace treaty with the Pilgrims
Chief Massasoit
What did Miles Standish do to help the sick Pilgrims?
cooked, became nurse to them and washed their clothes
How did Squanto escape from Spain?
kind men helped him
What Pilgrim leader spoke to Chief Massasoit?
John Carver
Englishmen who came to America for adventure
Strangers
the Native American who helped the Pilgrims
Squanto
a list of promises kept by two groups of people
peace treaty
Why did the Separatists want to leave Holland?
children were forgetting their English ways
What great disappointment did Squanto have when he arrived back in the New World?
The members of his tribe had all died from a great sickness
name given to the Separatists and Strangers when they sailed to America
Pilgrims
the Pilgrims ship
Mayflower
to say in another language
translate
What did the Pilgrims name their new settlement?
Plymouth
How long did the peace treaty last?
50 years
laws written to govern the Pilgrims in America; the first form of self-government in the New World
Mayflower Compact
military leader of the Plymouth colony
Miles Standish
a Native American from Chief Massasoit's tribe who was helpful to the Pilgrims
Samoset
Governor Carver agreed to a peace agreement with?
Chief Massasoit
The Pilgrims held a feast of what to celebrate God's goodness?
Thanksgiving
the original inhabitants of a land
Indigenous people
the first Native American to help the Pilgrims
Samoset
the first governor of Plymouth
What year did the Pilgrims land in the New World?
1620
Why did Squanto stay with the Pilgrims?
to teach them how to live in their new land