Vocabulary
Someone who agrees to work without pay for someone else for a set time
Indentured Servant
Education was important to them because they wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible
Puritans
In what year did the Mayflower arrive in the New World?
1620
Originally, the Pilgrims were supposed to go to ___, but they ended up landing in Plymouth.
Virginia
The Massachusetts Bay experienced a lot of ______ with Native Americans.
Conflict
The Mayflower Compact was created for law and order in the colony; the type of government the Puritans wanted was a...
Democracy
Left England seeking religious freedom
Both
What percentage to colonists died in Plymouth the first winter?
50%
Who was the first elected leader of the Pilgrims?
William Bradford
Who was the leader of the Puritans?
John Winthrop
The agreement the Pilgrims wrote to say how they would govern themselves
Mayflower Compact
Called their main settlement Boston
Puritans
How many people signed the Mayflower Compact?
41 men
Why did the Pilgrims have the first Thanksgiving?
To celebrate a good harvest
What did the Puritans call their colony?
Massachusetts Bay
A person who makes a journey for religious reasons
Pilgrim
DAILY DOUBLE: Established a colony in New England
Both
In what year was the first Thanksgiving held?
1621
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag & Squanto
What was the first college/university founded in America?
Harvard
Charter
Legal document that details funds and resources.
Helped by Squanto and Samoset
Pilgrims
How many colonists did the Puritans have?
1000
Pilgrims who wanted to break away completely from the Church of England were also called
Separatists
The Puritans wanted to act as an example for the entire world. John Winthrop called this sermon... "___"
"City Upon a Hill"