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The First Colonies. Chapter 5 Lesson 3. The Pilgrims. I am a Pilgrim A travelling Pilgrim I’ll make my jour-ney For my religion I’ll go to visit shrines I’ll go to holy lands I’m a travel-er with God on my mind. The Pilgrims. What were some reasons the Pilgrims came the North America?
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The First Colonies Chapter 5 Lesson 3
The Pilgrims I am a Pilgrim A travelling Pilgrim I’ll make my jour-ney For my religion I’ll go to visit shrines I’ll go to holy lands I’m a travel-er with God on my mind
The Pilgrims • What were some reasons the Pilgrims came the North America? • to explore • to gain wealth • to spread their religion • to live on land of their own • in search of religious freedom
Separatists Bye-Bye Separatist, must you go away Yes Sir, Yes Sir I will go today I will leave the Church of England I will make new plans I don’t like the King or how he gives the church commands Bye-Bye Separatist, must you go away Yes Sir, Yes Sir I will go today
All Separatists are Pilgrims • William Bradford was a leader of a group of Separatists. • He decided to leave England and start a colony where they could worship as they pleased. • Bradford asked the Virginia Company for permission to begin a new settlement in Virginia.
Not all Pilgrims are Separatists • Open your textbook to page 170. • Read the passage on page 170 with a partner. • Make a list of the IMPORTANT events only
Squanto? Who is Squanto? Squanto was a Native American that had been captured by European slave traders and sold into slavery in Spain. Later freed, he went to England where he learned to speak English. An Englishman, who had become his Friend, helped Squanto reunite with his tribe in America. In return for this kindness, Squanto did what he could to help the Pilgrims survive in their new land.
The First Thanksgiving • Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to fish, hunt, and farm. • For their good luck, the Pilgrims decided to have a feast of thanksgiving. • The Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag tribe and they feasted on cornbread, duck, lobster, deer, fish, pumpkin, squash, berries, and wild plums. (What is missing?) • The feast lasted three days and included parades, games, and races.
The Puritans Arrive Puritan, Puritan They wanted to keep their religion pure The Bible they said was the only way The King of England, he argued with them Puritan, Puritan
The Puritans Arrive • The Puritans were a religious group from England who wanted to “purify” or change the Church of England. • These were very unpopular beliefs and because of this many Puritans were put into jail. • John Winthrop was a leader in the Puritan community and he believed that the group should build their own colony in New England.
The Puritans Arrive • John Winthrop told his followers that they could build a “city upon a hill with all the eyes of the people will be watching us.” • The Puritans learned valuable lessons from the early settlers. • In 1630, Winthrop sailed for New England with about 1,000 colonists and 15 ships loaded with food, tools, horses, and cows. Thanks to good planning, the Puritans did not have to face a time of starvation.
The Puritans Arrive • The Puritans called their colony the Massachusetts Bay Colony. • They chose a peninsula in Massachusetts Bay for their settlement. They named this place Boston. • Boston grew rapidly thriving on fishing, fur trading, and shipbuilding. • Why did they choose jobs like these to earn money?
The Puritan Way of Life • Open your textbook to page 173. • Read “The Puritan Way of Life” • In your notes, write a fact about: • how the Puritans planned their community? • how the Puritans felt about education?
Fact and Opinion • A fact is something that can be proven to be true in all situations. • An opinion can be true for some people, but not for all. It is a personal view. • Read pages 174-175 in your textbook with a partner. Complete the “Think and Apply” questions in your spiral.
