1. Pilgrim - group or person on a religious journey

2. Pilgrims Separatists group Want break away from Church of England
Want simple church ceremonies
No music – statues of saints – gold crosses
Persecuted in the name of King James I

3. Pilgrims Move to Holland Dissatisfied w/ life there
Have religious freedom
Dissatisfied w/ life there
They are foreigners
Limited to low paying jobs
Fear children become “Dutch”

4. Pilgrims V.C. grants them land near Hudson River
Storm blows them off course
Settle in Massachusetts

6. Miles Standish
Hired as a military leader for the colony

7. Thanksgiving Harvest celebration – give thanks for a good harvest
Done all the time in Europe
President Washington – Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day
President Lincoln – official holiday – last Thursday in Nov.

8. The Plymouth Colony Lacked a good harbor
Never achieved material success
No cash crop – no fishing/business trade
Sole purpose was religious freedom
No new people went there
Their religious views not widely held in England

9. Puritans

10. Sense of Mission Change (purify) the Church of England
Unsuccessful
Go on an Errand Into The Wilderness
In America establish Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop – governor

11. A Model “City upon the hill” – “A beacon of light”
Set the example of how a community should live

12. The Great Migration
20,000 move to Mass. Bay Colony

13. Connecticut Founded by Thomas Hooker Fundamental Orders
Puritan settlement
Fundamental Orders
Representative government
Limited government power

14. Have an Agreement w/ God
If don’t live up to the agreement – Not prosper
Signs that God is unhappy with the Community
Disease
Crop failures
Indian attacks
Anything out of the ordinary

15. Community Heart of community General Court Church Everyone must attend
Only church members could vote
General Court
Law making body of the colony
only men hold office

16. Success of the Community
New England Way
Hard work – Honesty - Stress education
To read Bible
How do they ensure success of the community?
Keep an eye on each other

17. Challenges to Puritan Leadership

18. How does Roger Williams challenge authority?
Opposed mandatory church attendance
Should buy land from Indians
Banished from Mass. Bay Colony
Founded Rhode Island
Tolerated other religious ideas
Established Separation of Church & State

19. Why is Anne Hutchinson a threat to the community?
Challenged church authority
Held religious discussions in her home
Do not need ministers
Direct revelation from God
She was a woman
Banished from the colony
Went to Rhode Island

20. King Philips War A colonist killed an Indian for stealing cattle
Indians began killing & burning farms
Half towns of New England destroyed
Colonists unite and defeat Indians

21. Lesson of Salem Witch Trials
A society can create scapegoats for its problems