Puritans and pilgrims
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U.S. History
The English ColoniesThe Pilgrims and Puritans
ProtestantProtest
Background
King Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
Puritans & Pilgrims
•Puritans—Protestant group that wanted to reform the Church of England
Puritans & Pilgrims
•Separatists—Protestant group that cut all ties with the Church of England & developed their own churches
•Pilgrims: a group of Separatists
Puritans & Pilgrims
• 1608: Pilgrims escape to Netherlands to freely practice religion
Puritans & Pilgrims
•Immigrants—people who leave their original country to live in another country
•Pilgrims unhappy in Netherlands
•Formed a joint-stock company & returned to England
The Founding of Plymouth
• Sept. 16, 1620: 100+ men, women, children leave England aboard Mayflower
• William Bradford: Pilgrim leader
William Bradford statue
The Founding of Plymouth
• Mayflower Compact written because colonists landed too far away from Virginia to be ruled by its government. Original Mayflower
Compact
The Founding of Plymouth
•Mayflower Compact—documents creating a new political society signed by the PilgrimsSigning the Mayflower
Compact
The Founding of Plymouth
•Pilgrims land in present-day Massachusetts in late 1620
Pilgrims & American Indians
• No Indian interaction for long time
• March 1621: Indian walks into Pilgrim community speaking English
• Introduces Pilgrims to Squanto
Samoset walking into Pilgrim community
The Pilgrim Community
•Poor conditions for farming & fur trapping
•Many families
•Family center of life
The Pilgrim Community
•Women had more rights in the Plymouth Colony than they had in England:
–Make Contracts–Own property–Bring cases before court