Pilgrims

If you had to start a colony, how would you organize it?  Who would be the leader? Would there be laws?  What type of government would it have?

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​Something to think about...

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Draw

Draw a rough draft of your colony.

​Today we are going to learn about pilgrims.

​Who?

In U.S. history, the group of people called the Pilgrims were the founders of Plymouth Colony in 1620. They sailed on the Mayflower ship with about 102 passengers and a crew of about 30.

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Multiple Choice

In U.S. history, the group of people called the Pilgrims were...

• explores that traveled on the Mary Celeste.

• the founders of Plymouth Colony in 1620. They sailed on the Mayflower ship.

Open Ended

Why do you think the Pilgrims left England in the 1620s? (Use your background knowledge or make your best guess!)

​Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

​Pilgrims chose to separate themselves from the Church of England.

They thought the Church of England was corrupt.

Many say that Pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom.​

What does religious freedom mean?​

Multiple Choice

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

• to explore new land

• for religious freedom

Open Ended

What do you think traveling was like 400 years ago?

​Travel

​What was it like?

Traveling on the ocean 400 years ago was a very different

experience than it is today. Mayflower didn’t have private cabins with windows and beds for each person. There were no computers, televisions, air conditioners, fancy meals or swimming pools. The ship carried 102 men, women and children passengers on its only trip to New England. The passengers were the cargo, so they all had to live in the dark, cold cargo decks below the crew’s quarters.

November 1620: Mayflower arrived off Cape Cod, MA.

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They called it New England- site was named Plymouth.

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Multiple Choice

Where did the Pilgrims on the Mayflower land?

• The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia.

• Cape Cod, MA.

  ​They called it New England.

​You'll know you got it when: you can explain who pilgrims were, and when, where, and why pilgrims explored and settled in the United States.

​Let's Review

• ​Who

• When

• Where

• Why

Fill in the Blanks

In U.S. history, the group of people called the Pilgrims were the (

) of Plymouth Colony.

Multiple Choice

The pilgrims set sail in

• 1860

• 1760

• 1660

Multiple Choice

The pilgrims sought

• religious freedom

• to find Asia

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