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The Pilgrims Come to America
The Pilgrims Come to America
By: Taylan, Jake, and Jacob
By: Taylan, Jake, and Jacob
PilgrimsPilgrims A pilgrim is a person who makes a journey
for religious reasons England’s pilgrims
Didn’t like England’s religious laws Wanted to worship in their own way
This was against England’s laws They called themselves Separatists Went to Netherlands because they had heard
it had no religious restrictions Some didn’t like it because they didn’t
fit in and their children were growing up Dutch so they decided to move to the Americas
A pilgrim is a person who makes a journey for religious reasons
England’s pilgrims Didn’t like England’s religious laws Wanted to worship in their own way
This was against England’s laws They called themselves Separatists Went to Netherlands because they had heard
it had no religious restrictions Some didn’t like it because they didn’t
fit in and their children were growing up Dutch so they decided to move to the Americas
Getting ReadyGetting Ready They had no money
London merchants paid for journeys and pilgrims paid back with fish, furs, and wood from America
The voyage Mayflower
Plymouth September 16, 1620 101 people
More than half were pilgrims The rest were hired help
7 weeks Storms Crammed into small spaces below deck
They had no money London merchants paid for journeys and pilgrims paid back with fish, furs, and wood from America
The voyage Mayflower
Plymouth September 16, 1620 101 people
More than half were pilgrims The rest were hired help
7 weeks Storms Crammed into small spaces below deck
ArrivingArriving
The land they reached was named New England by John SmithJohn Smith
Explored Atlantic coast north of the Hudson River
The land they reached was named New England by John SmithJohn Smith
Explored Atlantic coast north of the Hudson River
SettlingSettling
The pilgrims landed in a harbor near Cape Cod They were a little fearful because there were nothing to sustain and support them there
The pilgrims landed in a harbor near Cape Cod They were a little fearful because there were nothing to sustain and support them there
The Mayflower CompactThe Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower agreement was a contract to agree on laws
All the men signed an agreement that said they would follow the laws
Women didn’t; but were still expected to follow the laws
The Mayflower agreement was a contract to agree on laws
All the men signed an agreement that said they would follow the laws
Women didn’t; but were still expected to follow the laws
ColonizingColonizing
After four weeks they chose Massachusetts Bay
Chosen for it’s good streams They named the colony Plymouth after the city they had sailed from
They cut down trees and built houses all winter
They were weak from hunger By spring half of the colonists were dead
After four weeks they chose Massachusetts Bay
Chosen for it’s good streams They named the colony Plymouth after the city they had sailed from
They cut down trees and built houses all winter
They were weak from hunger By spring half of the colonists were dead
Key PeopleKey People
William Bradford
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Massasoit
Squanto
Key placesKey places
New England
Cape Cod
Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
BibliographyBibliography Beyer, Barry K., Jean Craven, Mary A. McFarland, Walter C. Parker. United States and It’s Neighbors. 1990
Beyer, Barry K., Jean Craven, Mary A. McFarland, Walter C. Parker. United States and It’s Neighbors. 1990
QuestionsQuestions
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
How did the Indians help the Pilgrims?
Who was Squanto? What did he do for the Pilgrims?
What is Plymouth? How did the Pilgrims get money to travel to America?
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
How did the Indians help the Pilgrims?
Who was Squanto? What did he do for the Pilgrims?
What is Plymouth? How did the Pilgrims get money to travel to America?