SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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Question
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A group of Native Americans agreed to share their cleared land with them when they landed.
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An English-speaking Native American befriended them and taught them to fish and farm.
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A storm blew them off course so that they settled in an un-chartered area where they could establish their own government.
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Only two of the children died during the first winter.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first document to establish self-government in the New World. It remained active until 1691 when Plymouth Colony became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -The plentiful water supply, good harbor, cleared fields, and location on a hill made the area a favorable place for settlement. Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor on December 16, 1620 and the colonists began building their town. While houses were being built, the group continued to live on the ship.
Detailed explanation-3: -Squanto’s help was important to the colonists’ survival in Plymouth. “Squanto taught them how to plant corn, which became an important crop, as well as where to fish and hunt beaver.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Pilgrims weren’t called that in their day. Instead, they were known as “Separatists, ” for their desire to break completely from the Church of England, rather than cleanse and reform it from within-the approach urged by the more moderate Puritans.