Separatists

Separatists A group of people who want to be separated from the official church of England and migrated to the American colonies in the 1600s for religious freedom.

The Mayflower Compact an agreement, signed by 41 adults on the ship, to set up the colony’s government Mayflower = name of the ship Compact = agreement

The Constitution Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact is similar to the Constitution, because they were both agreements on how to run a democratic self-government. The Constitution Mayflower Compact

Squanto Assisted the Pilgrims by teaching them to survive, by raking clams and growing corn and pumpkins. He also showed them where to hunt for deer and beaver and which plants were poisonous.

Pilgrims and Puritans Similar Both left to separate from the Church of England Settled in Massachusetts Originally established by a joint-stock company

Puritans intended to “purify” their faith and return to England Puritans were more prepared and the Pilgrims received help from the Native Americans Puritans were generally better educated, wealthier, and more powerful in English society than Pilgrims. Many Puritans had business experience Puritans had a very structured religion, government, and community Differences

William Penn The Quaker founder of Pennsylvania. Also known as “The Society of Friends” William Penn

The ideals and planning in creating the colony of Pennsylvania Studied maps Drew a plan for a city Wrote a plan of government Advertised in Europe that the land offered religious freedom and rich farmland Purchased land from Native Americans

Separatist Video Log into Discovery Education http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ student log-in: (student id #)_cms password: (student id #) Watch “Puritans and Separatists (Pilgrims): The Establishment of Plymouth Colony” – (5:13) Or watch video link on next slide.

Separatist Video – 5 min