Chapter 3 Lesson 3

Look at the picture. Then answer the question. What does the picture show about the relationship between American Indians and English settlers in New England?

• American Indians often fought with English settlers.
• American Indians often cooperated with English settlers.
• American Indians competed with one another to trade with settlers.
• American Indians decided how to interact with English settlers individually.

Read the passage. Then answer the question. We, whose names are underwritten… [have] undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; [We] do… covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick,… And by Virtue hereof do enact… such just and equal Laws… and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. —Mayflower Compact, 1620 Who were the signers of this document?

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Catholics
• American Indians

Read the passage. Then answer the question. We, whose names are underwritten… [have] undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; [We] do… covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick,… And by Virtue hereof do enact… such just and equal Laws… and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. —Mayflower Compact, 1620 Why was this document important to the colonies of New England?

• It broke with the Church of England.
• It declared independence from England.
• It pledged loyalty to the king of England.
• It promised to make decisions as a group.

Read the passage. Then answer the question. We, whose names are underwritten… [have] undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; [We] do… covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick,… And by Virtue hereof do enact… such just and equal Laws… and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. —Mayflower Compact, 1620 What conclusion can be drawn about the type of community formed by the signers of this document?

• It depended on planting crops and farming.
• It prioritized religion and the common good.
• It favored independence and individual rights.
• It was focused on exploring and forming colonies.

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which answer completes the graphic organizer correctly?

• A: led by John Winthrop; built a “City upon a Hill” B: Separatists; left England to spread Catholicism C: landed at Plymouth; saved by Wampanoag Indians
• A: financed by the Massachusetts Bay Company B: investors; came to spread teachings of the Church of England C: financed by an English company
• A: Separatists; owed service to English investors B: Protestants; left England to worship freely C: arrived in America after the Pilgrims and in greater numbers
• A: influenced by the Reformation B: indentured servants; agreed to export goods to England C: influenced by the Counter-Reformation

Look at the picture. Then answer the question. What does this picture show about life in the communities of New England?

• There were harsh penalties for breaking religious rules.
• The community elected church officials to enforce laws.
• The religious themes of love and forgiveness were most important.
• The settlers built Praying Towns and pillories to convert American Indians.

Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

• It was an alliance with American Indians that helped the Pilgrims survive.

• It was an agreement among the Pilgrims to accept any and all religions.

• It was a royal charter that allowed the Pilgrims to settle in New England.

• It was an example of self-governance as Pilgrims agreed to work together.

How did the Pilgrims compare to the Puritans in their ideas about the American Indians who lived in New England?

• The Pilgrims did not try to convert American Indians to their religion, but the Puritans did.

• The Pilgrims had strict rules that they imposed on American Indians, but the Puritans did not.

• The Pilgrims built Praying Towns to convert American Indians, while the Puritans built their City on a Hill.

• The Puritans celebrated the first Thanksgiving with American Indians, while many of the Pilgrims starved.

How did the communities formed by the Puritans and the Pilgrims differ?

• The Pilgrims had to fight American Indians, while the Puritans cooperated, traded, and shared tools with American Indians.

• A viceroy named John Winthrop ruled the Pilgrims, while the Puritans elected a governor named William Bradford.

• The Pilgrims had a harder time sustaining themselves, while the Puritans were more focused on practicing their religion.

• Churches were the centerpieces of the Pilgrims’ communities, while the Puritans built theirs around markets and trading networks.

In what way did the Puritans’ practices in New England contradict, or go against, their reasons for leaving England?

• They left England to make money, but in New England they made rules about spending money unnecessarily.

• They left England because they did not believe in paying taxes, but in New England they worked and traded to make money.

• They left England to practice their own religion, but they were very strict and did not accept different religions in New England.

• They left England to spread Christianity, but in New England they learned and practiced American Indian practices and customs.