3.2 Flashcards
What were the two main groups of people that came to america to avoid religious persecution?
Puritains and Pilgrims
What did puritans want?
to purify the catholic church
what did the pilgrims want?
To separate from the catholic church.
Who made it to plymouth?
The pilgrims
When did the pilgroms make it to plymouth?
1620
In what state is plymouth?
Massachusetts.
Who signed the mayflower compact?
Pilgrim men on the mayflower
What did the Mayflower compact establish?
Local government
Majority rules
Cooperation for the common good
True or false, life was easy in the pilgrim community because they learned from Virginia.
False, life was very difficult and half of the pilgrims died during the first winter.
What saved the pilgrims?
They establish relations with the Native Americans like Squanto who helped them survive
What was the main occupation in the Plymouth colony?
Farming
What was the center of Pilgrim life?
Family
What did women do in the pilgrim colony?
They had more legal rights in the new colonies and England. They were allowed to make contracts and owned property.
What did the Puritans believe?
They had a covenant with God to build the ideal Christian community
Puritans were what?
Dissenters
What are dissenters?
People who disagreed with official opinions
Who lead the Puritan colonists?
John Winthrop
What colony did the Puritans establish?
The Massachusetts Bay colony
What kind of city did John Winthrop want?
A city on a hill; which is a model for all to look up to
What was the government like in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Church leaders were also political leaders. This let them have enormous power
What eventually happened to the dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
They were forced out. They were too Puritan for the Puritans.
When the dissenters were forced out of the colonies what happened?
New colonies were formed
What colonies were formed because of dissenters getting forced out of their homes
Rhode Island and Connecticut
Who is Connecticut founded by?
Thomas Hooker
