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Plymouth and mass bay colonies
1.
2. Separatists-People who wanted to separate
from the Church of England.
Moved from England to the Netherlands.
Could not find work here, had problems with
language, and did not like the fact their
children were losing their English identity.
Pilgrim- person who makes a long journey for
religious purposes.
3. Separatists create their
own Joint Stock
Company- Merchant
Adventurers.
In Sept of 1620 102
Passengers including 41
Separatists/Pilgrims
board the Mayflower and
set sail for Virginia.
Poor weather conditions
and sailing mistakes put
the Mayflower off course.
In November they land off
the coast of Cape Cod.
4. Before they left the ship the Pilgrim leaders and
“Strangers”drew up a plan of government- The
Mayflower Compact.
John Carver was elected governor of Plymouth.
5. Puritans-People who
wanted to change or
purify the Church of
England.
Puritans are different
from Separatists-usually
better
educated, wealthier, an
d held more power in
English society.
New England
Company- joint stock
company started by
Puritans.
6. New England Company sends people to
Massachusetts to start a colony and a year later
they change the name of their joint stock
company to the Massachusetts Bay Company.
Great Migration- during a year’s time more
than 1000 Puritans leave England and settle in
Massachusetts.
7. With the arrival of such a large number of
people the first major town in North America
emerges-Boston. Boston would be the center
of the MBC.
John Winthrop- Governor of MBC, he made
sure that this colony would be an example to
the way other colonies should live.
8. Strong belief in duty, hard work, and education
were part of their obedience to God.
Believed that dancing, playing games, and
other amusements would lead to laziness and
would take them out of favor with God.
Hard Work was the most important belief of
the Puritans.