Early Explorers -- Plymouth

Plymouth Colony

* king or queen holds ALL the power

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* power is passed down to children​

England was a Monarchy

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Multiple Choice

England was a

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

A monarchy is a government where _____ has control.

• the people

• a king or queen

Gold/Goods-looking for riches and resources

God-spreading their religion to new people

Glory-wanted to be the first to find and claim new land

​Exploration for the 3 G's

Multiple Select

What are the 3 G's for exploration?

• Gold/Goods

• Goodness

• Glory

• God

• Generosity

Gold, God, Glory

• ​The Roanoke and Jamestown Settlers came to the Americas for gold and money, the next group came for religious freedom

• ​People in England were frustrated with the church

  • ​some wanted to reform the church (Puritans)

  • ​others wanted to break away all together (Separatists)

Multiple Choice

A Separatist is....

• Someone who wants to stay with the church

• Someone who wants to reform the church

• Someone who wants to leave the church and set up their own church

​The Pilgrims Settle Plymouth

• ​In 1620, a group of Separatists moved to America, they became known as the pilgrims!

  • ​A pilgrim is someone who goes on a long journey for religious reasons

• ​​Got permission from England to settle in a colony in Virginia and practice their religion freely

• ​102 Pilgrims came over on the ship -- The Mayflower

Multiple Choice

The name of the ship that brought the first Pilgrims to Plymouth was called the ___.

• Mayflower

• King George

• Plymouth Rock

• Santa Maria

Multiple Choice

Which European Country were settlers travelling from?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Germany

​The Pilgrims Settle Plymouth

• ​Mayflower drifted off cause and landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

• ​The trip took over 2 months

• It was almost winter and so they decided to quickly settle, calling their new home Plymouth

Open Ended

Name one way the Northeastern region is different from the Southern region.

Life in Plymouth

• Settled in an abandon Native American village.

• Not prepared for the first winter, and only 50 people survived.

​Native American Help

• ​Almost half the pilgrims died during the first winter (illness, hunger and cold)

• ​Two Native Americans, Squanto and Samoset befriended colonists

• ​taught pilgrims to grow corn, beans and pumpkins and showed them how to hunt and fish

​Native American Help

• ​Squanto and Samoset helped the Pilgrims make peace with the Wampanoag people

• ​The two groups lived together in harmony for a time, even having a feast together in the fall of 1621 (Thanksgiving!)

Multiple Choice

The Wampanoag taught the colonists many skills to survive such as to…..

• print a document and use the computer.

• dance, sing, and comb their hair.

• text, make phone calls and use their app store.

• fish, hunt, harvest corn and beans.

Multiple Choice

The Native Americans were not nice to the Pilgrims.

• True

• False

Mayflower Compact

• On November 21, 1620 the colonists signed The Mayflower Compact.

• A Compact is an agreement between people

• The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first time colonists tried to start a government in the North America where they made their own laws instead of the king making laws.
  
  
  
  
  

They agreed to:

-the colonists would remain loyal subjects to King James of England

-the colonists would all work for the good of the colony

-the colonists would live following the Christian faith

Multiple Choice

The Pilgrim men signed this agreement on how the colony would run.

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Plymouth Agreement

• Bradford Covenant

Multiple Choice

A compact is an:

• a letter from the King

• agreement between people

• a history book

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact is important because:

• it was from the King of England, telling the colonists how to live

• it was the first time the colonists made their own rules in North America

Multiple Choice

1. The Pilgrims left England in search of _______________.

• farmland

• money

• food

• religious freedom

Multiple Choice

2. The name of the Pilgrims' colony was ____________.

• Mayflower

• Plymouth

• New England

• Jamestown

Multiple Choice

3. The Pilgrims arrived in New England during what season?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Poll

Where is the Plymouth colony located?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

Labelling

Label the two colonies.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Plymouth Massachusetts

Jamestown Virginia

Categorize

Options (2)

Jamestown

Plymouth

Organize these options into the right categories of the reasons that people left England.

Gold

God