The Mayflower and the Plymouth Rock Settlement

The Mayflower and the Plymouth Rock Settlement

Misconceptions about the Pilgrims

One misconception about the pilgrims is that we don't really know why harvest was a big deal to the pilgrims.

The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims set sail from England in September of 1620 because they were fleeing religious persecution and they wanted to start their own religious government.

Multiple Choice

What is religious persecution?

• Having a party for converting to Christianity

• Being Punished for your religious beliefs

• Kicking rocks because you didn't pray

• Yelling really loudly because your are happy.

The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims asked the London Company to start a colony in America. They also chose people who had experience with starting a colony to go with them so that their colony would be successful. They wanted to start their colony north of Jamestown. They filled the ships with supplies before they left. 

Multiple Choice

Did the Pilgrims ever make it to America?

• Yes

• No

The Pilgrims ran into some trouble while sailing and one of the boats had to turn back. It was Autumn and the sea was rough.

Multiple Choice

Did they have enough supplies since one of the boats turned back?

• Yes

• No

The Pilgrims settle in

 The Mayflower did not land at Plymouth. They had to land at the mouth of the Hudson  

Open Ended

Why do you think the Pilgrims did not land at Plymouth?

The Pilgrims settle in

The Pilgrims had to find a new place to settle but they were on the ship throughout the winter.

The Pilgrims settle in

 it is believed that the Mayflower was blown off course. The indentured servants were not following the rules and wanted to create their own settlement. 

Multiple Choice

Why did the indentured servants want to create their own settlement?

• Because they were not really indentured servants

• Because they were really eager to get to work

• Because they had to sleep on the boat throughout the winter

The Pilgrims settle in

created a democracy where all men could vote for what was best for the whole colony. All of the men signed the Mayflower Compact. It functioned as the colony's government for 70 years.

Multiple Choice

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A makeup case

• A boat where people grew flowers and painted sunrays on the side.

• An agreement where people agree to allow the government to have authority over them.

The Pilgrims settle in

More than half of the people who came died from disease and from being out in the cold weather. William Bradford was a leader who also died. He left a diary that talked about what happened.

The Pilgrims settle in

Even though the Pilgrims settled in an abandoned village they didn't have enough food to last through the year. Seeds had already been planted by the Native Americans who lived there before.

The Wampanoag

Even though theWompanoag was a Native American group that lived in that are for many years, they were all gone by the time the Pilgrims got there.

The Wampanoag

Samoset wandered into the village and learned that the Pilgrims were starving. He went and told Squanto. Squanto had been kidnapped by the English years earlier. Squanto helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to survive.