Ch. 4, L3 (5th grade)Plymouth Colony and Early Settlers

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What is the Plymouth Colony?

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A settlement established by English settlers in New England.

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What significant event happened in 1621?

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Pilgrims and Wampanoag celebrated the first Thanksgiving.

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What does compact mean?

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An agreement or covenant between people.

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Who was William Bradford?

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A leader associated with the Plymouth Colony.

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The Virginia Company's agreement with the Pilgrims.

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They agreed to pay for the Pilgrims' passage to North America.

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The idea introduced by the Mayflower Compact.

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Majority rule, where more than half must agree to a law or decision.

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Building a Colony: The first winter was very hard for the settlers.

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The first winter was cold and long, and by spring, 50 of the 102 settlers had died.

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Samoset's Welcome

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Samoset, an Abenaki Indian, greeted the settlers with "Welcome, Englishmen."

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Pilgrims' Survival

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The Pilgrims were glad to live in peace with the Wampanoag due to scarce food.

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President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day in November.

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Thanksgiving Day declared in November.