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PILGRIMS, PURITANS, AND THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
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PILGRIMS, PURITANS, AND THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
Pilgrims Protestant Christians that were
called Pilgrims or Separatists They were unhappy with the policies
of the Church of England Tried to escape religious persecution
(treated harshly) They first fled to Holland and then in
1620 decided to head to America on a boat known as the Mayflower.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
They were trying to go to Virginia, but a storm blew them off course and they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Cape Cod)
Mayflower Compact
Since there was no government set up in Plymouth they created the Mayflower Compact before getting off the boat.
It was a social contract that established a SELF GOVERNING colony
Written and signed in
1620
Puritans Another group of English Protestants
came to practice their religion without persecution.
Puritans wanted to “purify” the Church. Landed in Massachusetts Bay (North of
Plymouth) Wanted to establish a “City Upon a Hill” –
a symbol of goodness and virtuous living for all the world to see
Plymouth Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoXHXbgRJvc
