Puritans and pilgrims

U.S. History

The English ColoniesThe Pilgrims and Puritans

ProtestantProtest

Background

King Henry VIII

Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard Catherine Parr

Puritans & Pilgrims

•Puritans—Protestant group that wanted to reform the Church of England

Puritans & Pilgrims

•Separatists—Protestant group that cut all ties with the Church of England & developed their own churches

•Pilgrims: a group of Separatists

Puritans & Pilgrims

• 1608: Pilgrims escape to Netherlands to freely practice religion

Puritans & Pilgrims

•Immigrants—people who leave their original country to live in another country

•Pilgrims unhappy in Netherlands

•Formed a joint-stock company & returned to England

The Founding of Plymouth

• Sept. 16, 1620: 100+ men, women, children leave England aboard Mayflower

• William Bradford: Pilgrim leader

William Bradford statue

The Founding of Plymouth

• Mayflower Compact written because colonists landed too far away from Virginia to be ruled by its government. Original Mayflower

Compact

The Founding of Plymouth

•Mayflower Compact—documents creating a new political society signed by the PilgrimsSigning the Mayflower

Compact

The Founding of Plymouth

•Pilgrims land in present-day Massachusetts in late 1620

Pilgrims & American Indians

• No Indian interaction for long time

• March 1621: Indian walks into Pilgrim community speaking English

• Introduces Pilgrims to Squanto

Samoset walking into Pilgrim community

The Pilgrim Community

•Poor conditions for farming & fur trapping

•Many families

•Family center of life

The Pilgrim Community

•Women had more rights in the Plymouth Colony than they had in England:

–Make Contracts–Own property–Bring cases before court