social studies
What hardships did they face on the Mayflower voyage?
storms, rough seas, disease, and hunger.
Explain why compact is important.
It was the first government framework/early blueprint for self government.
What does persecution mean?
Unfair treatment for beliefs.
What does compact mean?
Written agreement.
What is a colony/what does it mean?
A settlement ruled by another country.
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?
They wanted more freedom.
Define covenant in your own words.
Agreement (from test).
Who attended Puritan town meetings?
It was usually attended by men.
Why were Puritan town meetings important?
It was an early form of self government.
Look at the picture of a Puritan home. Write two observations about there daily life.
Small rooms, communal living, and working spaces.
Identify 2 values shown by the Pilgrims in the document.
Patriotic duty and deep religious faith.
More settlers arrived and needed land. What was the effect?
Conflict/warfare, loss of land, and breakdown of alliances.
Explain Squanto's role in helping the Pilgrims.
Squanto taught farming, fishing, trapping, and the Pilgrims were grateful.
Identify one cause of tension between settlers and American Indians.
American Indians were losing land to growing numbers of settlers.
Impact?
Many Wampanoag died and English gained more control. Severe losses on both sides.
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 frame work written in the land that is now the United States.
What does self-government mean?
People making their own laws.
Life in New England. Many people were?
Farmers.
List three expectations Puritans had for life in their settlement.
Strict moral code, signing covenants, religious devotion, and community responsibility.