Social Studies Test V by Drummer7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Puritans | Want to purify |
| Saints | Sepratists; think they can talk directly to god |
| Holland | Where sepratists from scrooby move to be free; don't like it |
| Pilgrims | Move to another country for religious reasons |
| William Bradford | Pilgrims governor |
| Scurvy | A disease caused by lack of vitamin C |
| Mayflower Compact | This document was drafted in 1620 prior to settlement by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay in Massachusetts. It declared that the 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and participate in a government in the best interest of all members of the colony. This agreement set the precedent for later documents outlining commonwealth rule. |
| First Winter | Many pilgrims die in this |
| Samoset | Native American who greeted the Pilgrims by saying, "Welcome, Englishmen" |
| Squanto | The Native American who taught the Pilgrims to fish, farm and hunt in the new land |
| Massasoit | Native American cheif who who aided the pilgrims |
| Puritans leave | Not liked by King James |
| Charter | Written document with rules |
| Tolerate | Put up with |
| Quakers | Call themselves "friends", shake, hated by puritans |
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