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Question • Who were the Puritans?

Answer • A religious group that began in England in the 1600s that wanted to “purify” the English (Anglican) Church.

Question • Who were the Separatists?

Answer • They were a group with the Puritans who believed that the Church could only be purified by separating from it and starting all over again.

Question • Who were the Pilgrims?

Answer • They were a group of Puritan separatists that made the journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in order to found Plymouth Colony.

Question • What is the Mayflower?

Answer • The ship on which the Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic.

Question • What is the Mayflower Compact?

Answer • It is an agreement (or covenant) between the people aboard the Mayflower to live and work together. • It is one of the oldest constitutions (or plans of government) in the New World. • It stated that many issues would be decided by a majority vote.

Question • What is Plymouth Colony?

Answer • The colony that the Pilgrims founded. It eventually grew into what is today the state of Massachusetts.

Question • Who is William Bradford?

Answer • He was the first governor of Plymouth Colony. He helped it survive through its first winter. He also left use one of the only accounts of the First Thanksgiving.

Question • What was the original Thanksgiving?

Answer • It was both a harvest festival and a celebration of the peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.

Question • What is New England? What states are included? Where is it on a map?

Answer • New England were the colonies in the New World founded by the Puritans from England. • Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine are a part of it. • It is in the far Northeast corner of the United States.

Question • Who was Roger Williams and why was he important?

Answer • Roger Williams was a Puritan Dissenter (someone who did not agree with the Puritans in Massachusetts). • He founded the colony of Rhode Island. • He believed in a “separation of church and state.” • He believed in religious freedom/tolerance.

Question • What is “separation of church and state?”

Answer • The government should not be controlled by a religion. • Also, the government should not control religion. • Lastly, the government cannot tell you what to believe or favor you if you believe what it wants you to believe.

Question Who is Anne Hutchinson?

Answer • She was a Puritan Dissenter (did not agree with the Puritans of New England). • She believe that everyone could speak to God and did not need the help of pastors to understand the Bible. • She was kicked out of Massachusetts for her beliefs.

Question • What were the Salem Witch Trials? Why were the so important?

Answer • The Salem Witch Trials were a series of trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in the 1690s.Many people were accused of using magic and several were found guilty and executed as a result. • These trials are significant because they mark a turning point in the Puritans’ willingness to tolerate the beliefs of people who differed from them. After the cases, attitudes softened.

Question • What is spectral evidence? What role did it play in the Salem Witch Trials?

Answer • It is evidence of ghosts and magic that is often times invisible to the jury trying the case. • Many people were convicted of witchcraft and executed as a result of spectral evidence which claimed that they were possessing children with invisible “specters.”

Question • Who was Tituba and what role did she play in the Salem Witch Trials?

Answer • She became the target of many accusations of witchcraft because she was an easy target. Tituba was a servant in the house of the town pastor in Salem. • Under large pressure, she was the first to confess to witchcraft.

Question • What are some of the advantages that the Pilgrims of Plymouth had over the settlers at Jamestown?

Answer • Covenant with God • Mayflower Compact: covenant with each other • Wampanoag Treaty: covenant with the Natives • Knew about Jamestown’s Starving Time • Royal Charter • Joint-Stock Company to resupply and trasport

Question • The Pilgrims have a different reason for coming to the New World than the settlers at Jamestown. What is the difference?

Answer • Jamestown settlers came for economic freedom (the chance to get rich and powerful). • Many of the Plymouth settlers (Pilgrims) came for religious freedom (the chance to practice their religion the way they wanted)

Question • What is a dissenter? How did they play a crucial role in the development of religious freedom in the U.S.?

Answer • A dissenter is a person who does not agree. • Famous Puritan dissenters are: Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson. • They played an important role in the development of religious freedom because they challenged the Puritans, who wanted everyone one within New England to practice religion the same way.

Question • How is the Mayflower Compact a root of democracy in the New World?

Answer • It is one of the first constitutions (written plan of government). The USA has a constitution also. • It used a majority rule (voting). We vote by the majority rule today as well.

Question • Name a Thanksgiving myth. What is the truth behind this myth? • What information busts this myth? • What does this reveal about people who believe this Thanksgiving myth?

Answer • Answers will vary. Please use information from the research you conducted for Thanksgiving Myth Busters. • Example: There was no popcorn at the first Thanksgiving. They did have cornmeal. This reveals that people believe since popcorn is a tradition in their family, it must stretch all the way back to the first Thanksgiving.

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