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?