Saints and Strangers Flashcards
Who was the on of the leaders of the scouting party and the one who got caught in the deer trap?
William Bradford
What boulder did the Pilgrims land near?
Plymouth Rock
Who was Squanto?
An Indian, who welcomed the Pilgrims in English.
What tribe was Squanto from?
The Wamponoag Tribe
How many Pilgrims died during their first winter?
Around half.
How did Squanto fertilize crops?
By placing a dead fish on top of every seed.
Were the Pilgrims mainly Protestant?
Yes.
Why did the Protestant Pilgrims come to America?
They thought the Church of England wasn’t holy enough, and wanted to start their own commonwealth.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement for just and equal laws, and to combine together into a “civil body politic”.
How many of the Mayflower’s passengers were Pilgrims
Fewer than half.
Where did nearly a thousand settlers come to start a colony?
Massachusetts Bay.
Why might a farmer’s home be in town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony instead of near the fields?
So he may go to church and read the Bible.
How many men could read in Massachusetts Bay?
Around 6 out of 10.
Who could vote in the Puritan Commonwealth?
Only church members.
Who founded Merrymount?
Thomas Morton
What was Thomas Morton’s trade?
Thomas Morton was a fur trader.
Who did Thomas Morton befriend
A group of Indians.
What is a maypole?
A large pole, typically seen with ribbons strung onto it, of which people are to dance around. Thomas Morton’s pole had deer antlers nailed to the top of his.
Why was Thomas Morton banished?
For making the maypole and inviting the Indians to dance around it.
What type of a person was Roger Williams?
“Friendly, generous, and soft-spoken.”
Why did Roger Williams move so much?
He was trying to find a place pure enough to practice his religion.
Why was Roger Williams banished?
Roger would preach about not praying in the company of the unsaved, and condemning the colony’s ministers.
Who sheltered Roger Williams after he was banished?
The Wampanoag Indians.
What did Roger Williams decide after staying with the Wampanoag Indians?
That “in an imperfect world, it was impossible for churches to figure out who was truly pure. He decided that he would ‘pray with all comers’”
What would eventually become of William’s colony?
Rhode Island
