Transcript Pilgrims, Plymouth and the Puritans

Pilgrims, Plymouth and the
Puritans
The Pilgrims
•Unlike the settlers from
Jamestown, the Pilgrims came
for religious reasons.
•They wanted religious freedom.
The Pilgrims
•They left England and fled to
the Netherlands.
•They found religious freedom
but they didn’t like the Dutch.
The Pilgrims
•They made an arrangement with
the Virginia Company and were to
settle near Jamestown.
•However, they were blown off
course by wind and landed in
present day Cape Cod in
December of 1620.
The Pilgrims
•As soon as they landed, they
realized they were outside of
the Virginia Company’s lands
and laws.
•So they wrote their own called
the Mayflower Compact.
The Pilgrims
•The Mayflower Compact was a
promise that everyone would
act in favor of the community
and obey the laws set by the
community.
The Pilgrims
•During the first winter, many
Pilgrims died of disease,
starvation and the cold.
•In the Spring, some Native
Americans came to help the
Pilgrims.
Help from Squanto and the
Native Americans
•Squanto and Samoset
befriended the Pilgrims and
helped teach them to survive.
•They grew corn, beans,
pumpkins and learned to hunt
and fish.
Help from Squanto and the
Native Americans
•They also helped the Pilgrims
make a treaty with the Native
American tribe in the area.
The First Thanksgiving
•In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims
invited the Native Americans to
celebrate the peace between
them.
•This feast was the first
Thanksgiving.
The Puritans
•In 1625, Charles I became king
of England.
•He objected to the Puritans
called to reform the church.
The Puritans
•So in 1629, the Puritans
established the Massachusetts
Bay Company, received a
Charter to start a colony and
sailed to North America.
The Puritans
•John Winthrop agreed to be the
governor of the colony and they
settled in a place called Boston.
•During the 1630’s more than
15,000 more Puritans would
travel to Boston.
Government
•John Winthrop helped establish
the colony’s laws.
•In 1634 settlers would become
members of an elected General
Court.
Government
•Only male members of the
church were allowed to vote for
the colony governor.
•And in later years, voters were
required to own property as
well.
Government
•While the Puritans came to
North America so they could
practice their religion, they did
not tolerate other religions.
Government
•They persecuted those who
believed differently than they
did.
•This would help drive the
founding of new colonies.