SETTING Holland England Massachusetts 1620
Characters Separatists King James I Squanto
Pilgrim - group or person on a religious journey
What do the Separatist want? Want to separate from the Church of England
Problem – Solution #1 King James persecutes Separatists – Separatist move to Holland
Problem – Solution # 2 Experience economic problems and cultural differences in Holland Separatists get permission to settle in Virginia
Problem – Solution # 3 Storm blows their ship off course – don’t land in Virginia In Massachusetts they write the Mayflower Compact to establish order in the colony
Problem – Solution # 4 They arrive in winter – many die of starvation In spring the Natives/ Squanto teach them how to grow food
Then what happens – Wrap Up Pilgrims celebrate a successful harvest = Thanksgiving