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Name of ship MILES STANDISH came to New World aboard...
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Mayflower
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define SEPARATISTS
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a group of people that wanted to be SEPARATE from the Church of England
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define STRANGERS
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a group of people wo came to America for ADVENTURE
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Original separatists relocated from England to
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Leyden, Holland
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What was an objection to MILES STANDISH being their leader in the new Colony?
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He was not a Separatist, but he DID have military training
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On Dec 21, 1620, the people aboard the Mayflower decided to set up their colony in a port
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named PLYMOUTH.
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Who died the first winter in 1620?
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Rose Standish
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The first Indian to help the Pilgrams, not Squanto.
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Samoset
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What was SUCCOTASH
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Indian meal of corn and lima beans cooked together with meat
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What was another Indian that helped the Pilgrams?
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Squanto
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Who was the Captin that captures American Indians and sold them as slaves to Spain?
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Captian Thomas Hunt
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Squanto was gone to England/Spain for a long time, how long?
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10 years
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When he came back, where was his tribe, his wife and children?
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All had died of small pox.
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What did he find in the area of land where his tribe use to be?
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The Mayflower Colonists living there - in Plymouth.
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Who became Squanto's friend, his Indian friend after his return.
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Samoset, from Chief Massosoit's tribe, he already spoke English and was helping the white man
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The first feast of Thanksgiving occured over three days in the year
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1621
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The first THANKSGIVING was to thank God for ...
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a plentiful harvest, warm houses to live in, and food to eat, and no great sickness
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William Penn became a QUAKER when he was how old
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16 years old
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Quaker's did not believe in
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violence, military service, taking their hats off or bowing to someone of authority, or paying taxes to support the Church of England
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Because of their beliefs, the Quakers were PERSECUTED, what does this mean?
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PERSECUTE - to continually give someone bad treatment...like put in jail
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Many Quakers wanted to come to the New World, why?
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For freedom of religion.
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How was it that William Penn was granted a parcel of land in the New World?
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King Charles II owed William's father money, instead of paying, he granted land to William
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The King named the land - Penn sylvania, what does SYLVANIA mean..
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SYLVANIA - heavily wooded land
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The Quakers treated the INDIANS
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with respect, let them own land and live in harmony with the Quakers.
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Why was the city of Pennsylvania nicknamed..
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The city of Brotherly Love.
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Why was Philadelphia an important city...
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it was the first Capital of the United States (1790-1800), and our Declaration of Independance from England was signed there.
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