Plymouth, Massachusetts

two different groups of settlers that came to America. Both groups had problems with the Church of England. Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church and the Puritans wanted to purify the Church. The Pilgrims came to America in 1620 and settled Plymouth Colony. In 1630 the Puritans came to America…

In the article “The Treatment of the Indians in Plymouth Colony” written by David Busnell, focuses on the issues the Indians face with the English colonists around the 1600’s. Bushnell frequently discusses the negotiations of land and trade of goods between the Indians and English Colonists. Most importantly, he specifies how the trade and negotiations came about and how they were settled. The content in the article shows the controversial relationship of the English colonists and Indians…

Lesson plan 1: What is thanksgiving? Day: 1 Length: 50-60 minutes Component 1: Graphic organizer Materials: Graphic organizer template small paper plate large paper plate brown paint paintbrush construction paper in 3 fall colors red, orange, yellow safety scissors pen or pencil googly eyes photo of the student hole punch and ribbon Day Lesson Objective: Students will use their background knowledge when writing on their graphic organizer Anticipatory Set: The teacher will begin this lesson by…

Think back to the very base of America, the first seeds planted. What comes to mind? Most invision quaint Pilgrims, plump turkeys, or sparkling brass buckles on the shoes of Quakers, but although all of these fond ideas are gently warming, they are irrelevant because they are unrealistic. Life for the first colonists in America was dark and dismal, gruelling and grey, as well as dangerous and daring. Now when one considers this, one will consequently wonder, why in the world would the colonists…

Plymouth, founded in 1620 by William Bradford, was full of puritans and had the Mayflower Compact, which was the first governing document in the colony. When the puritans got to Plymouth, they had to work hard just like in Jamestown, Virginia since they were the first in the area. Also Plymouth had a good relationship with the native Wampanoag Indians later creating the festive holiday of Thanksgiving…

hill” (Gastil, lecture). A city meaning a group of people, and upon a hill meaning they were sharing a common ground. This concept served to help those not associated with the Puritan faith to better understand the religion. Puritan colonies at plymouth had a close relationship with the Native American Wampanoag Indian Tribe. The Indians actually…

The difference between the story of Captain John Smith in the General History of Virginia, and William Bradford in Of Plymouth Plantation. Captain John Smith was a British soldier, he’s a founder of the American colony of Jamestown. He traveled in purpose to seek what he wanted, and that is to become wealthy. While William Bradford is an English separatist, the leader of the Plymouth colony. They are known as the Pilgrims, but before that they were originally known as the Old Comers and their…

people founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. The second settlement was Plymouth; founded on September of 1620. It was composed of around 100 English men and women, many of them were members of the English separatist’s church. Two months later they landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in late December they landed at Plymouth Rock where they formed the first settlement of Europeans in New England. Throughout history, some people have…

Also the first Quakers in Massachusetts are arrested and banished and with Oliver Cromwell’s death taking place, the door for English supremacy struggles immensely. As the 1660’s roll around the now called “American Puritans” hopes for reform are thrown out of the window once Catholic Charles the Second is crowned the king of England. While Quakers are still being arrested in Massachusetts and some of them being executed Charles the Second has put them to…

In the early years of the United States' formation, the country was rooted in the original thirteen colonies. Through years of expansion, the United States grew into the country that we know today. Without the migration movements like the Separationist pilgrims' voyage to America, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, and the westward migration in the 1800s for gold, development, and prosperity, the country would not be the country it is today. The British colonization of the 1600s and…