1. Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Pilgrim’s settlement in America.
A close up of the wording on the Pilgrims Memorial in Pilgrim Park, Immingham, Great Britain.

2. In 1607, a group of English Separatists, known as Pilgrims, moved to Holland in order to worship freely.

3. Title page of a pamphlet published by William Brewster in Leiden

4. The Pilgrims received a charter from the Virginia Company in 1620 to settle in northern Virginia.
Charter – legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

5. British officer Myles Standish met the Pilgrims while stationed in Holland.
The Pilgrims hired Standish to accompany them to America and to serve as their military captain.
The Pilgrims agreed to work for the Virginia Company as indentured servants.
Myles Standish

6. In 1620, the Pilgrims set sail for Virginia on the Mayflower, but a storm blew them instead to Massachusetts.

7. The Pilgrims developed the Mayflower Compact, which was an agreement to make laws for the benefit of the whole settlement.

9. The Pilgrims named their new settlement Plymouth.

11. More than half of the settlers died during the first winter.

12. Samoset and Squanto were Native Americans who taught the Pilgrims how to farm and trap animals.

13. The Pilgrims and their Native American friends celebrated America’s first Thanksgiving together.

15. The Pilgrims: More Political Cartoons
“Not to worry. Diversity can only enrich our culture.”
“So, what's for dinner?”
“Indians”
“We'd like to buy your land. Do you take discover card?”