WEEK THANKSGIVING FAST AND CURIOUS

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Mayflower

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The ship in which the Pilgrims traveled from England to the New World in 1620.

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Pilgrim

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One of the group of settlers who traveled from England to America and landed in Massachusetts in 1620.

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Separatist

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They wanted to become completely separate from the official Church of England.

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Economic

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Having to do with the money system.

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Persecute

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To continually treat in a cruel or harsh way because of race, religion, political ideas, or some other difference.

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Emigrate

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Move from one's place of residence to live elsewhere.

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Compact

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An agreement, or contract, among a group of people.

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Contract

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An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court.

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Indentured Servants

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People who could not afford passage to the colonies could become indentured servants. Another person would pay their passage, and in exchange, the indentured servant would serve that person for a set length of time (usually seven years) and then would be free.

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Common Course and Condition

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System the company instructed the Pilgrims to use in which everyone equally shared work and whatever the colonists produced.