The Pilgrims and Religious Freedom
Why did the Pilgrims go on a journey?
For religious freedom
Why did almost half of the Pilgrims die during their first winter in America?
Disease, malnutrition, and cold
The Puritans came to America to put their religious beliefs into what?
Religious practice
What is the fertile Connecticut River valley, south of Massachusetts better for?
Farming
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact is a document that pledged the pilgrims’ loyalty to England.
What is religious freedom?
It is when you can choose your own religion and you don't have to follow someone else's religion.
What were the names of the two Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims learn to grow plants, hunt, and fish?
Squanto and Samoset
During the 1630s, about how many Puritans journeyed to Massachusetts?
About 15,000 Puritans
The stony soil around Boston is great for farming, True, or False?
False
Who was the colonists' leader?
William Bradford
What did King Henry the Vlll run away from?
The Roman Catholic church
Why did the Pilgrims invite Native Americans to a feast?
To celebrate the peace between them
The movement of Puritans moving to Massachusetts became known as what?
The Great Migration
What did the minister named Thomas Hooker become dissatisfied with?
Massachusetts
Where was the first sighting of land?
Cape Cod
What did King Henry the Vlll form?
The Anglican Church
What was the feast that the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to know as?
The first Thanksgiving
In 1634, settlers demanded a larger role in what?
The Government
Where did Hooker lead his congregation through?
The Wilderness to Connecticut
Where did the colonists decide to drop anchor?
Cape Cod Bay
When did the Mayflower set off?
September of 1620
Why did the English settlers and the Native Americans have conflicts with each other?
English settlers often moved onto the Native American land without permission or without paying.
Adult male church members were allowed to vote for what?
The governor and for their towns’ representatives to the General Court
What did Hooker find when he lead his congregation through the wilderness to Connecticut?
Where he founded the town of Hartford
When was the Mayflower Compact drew up?
Before going ashore