Explain how the relationship between the colonists and the Natives changed over time.
Colonists & Native Americans worked together to trade and get food. Later, colonists took more and more land from them, fights happened & trade stopped.
The Virginia Company paid for the Pilgrims trip, so the Pilgrims had to send
________ and _______ back to the Virginia Company.
Lumber (wood) and furs
How were Squanto and the other Native Americans important to Plymouth Colony?
They showed them where to fish and how to plant.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A document that said the Pilgrims all agreed to follow the laws
The Pilgrims were supposed to go to ______ .
Virginia
The Pilgrims left England and first moved to ______ .
the Netherlands
Which tribe lived among the Pilgrims in Plymouth?
The Wampanoag
What three things did the colonists of Plymouth do to make money and prosper (to do well)?
farming, fishing, fur trading
Who explored New England and wrote a book about it?
John Smith
What is the “Majority Rule”?
It means if half the colonists agreed, all would have to follow.
What did the Mayflower Compact say?
It said that fair laws would be created for all and that the Pilgrims could govern themselves.
Why didn’t the Pilgrims land where they were supposed to?
A big storm blew them off course.
The Pilgrims sailed on the _______ .
Mayflower
Why did the Pilgrims want to leave England?
They wanted religious freedom.
During the first winter, half the Pilgrims _______ .
died
The Pilgrims ended up landing in _______ .
Massachusetts
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