Puritans Leave England

True or False. The Puritans did not want to separate completely from the C of E. They were hoping to change it.

• True. They wanted to remove organ music, fancy decorations, and fancy robes for pastors

• False. The Puritans were given a charter by the King one year after the Pilgrims left England

Check all of the following that were similarities between the Puritans and the Pilgrims.

• The King disapproved of them

• They were jailed

• They did not like decorations, organ music, and fancy robes

• They believed in religious freedom for all people

True or False. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans nearly all died from starvation.

• True. Pilgrim leaders sent Squanto to help them

• False. The Puritans had a business plan and preached hard work

Which of the following best defines the Great Migration?

• a. Between 1629 and 1640, some 15,000 Puritans became unhappy in Massachusetts and returned to England.

  
  

• b. The period when millions of birds of prey migrated to Massachusetts and provided food for the Puritans

• c. Between 1629 and 1640, some 15,000 people journeyed from England to Massachusetts.

• d. The years when the first Puritans came to America.

When I ask you on your next test what year the Puritans began arriving in America, what will you say?

• 1630

• 1640

• 1620

• 1629