Plymouth Colony Vocabulary

In 1620, the Pilgrims left England and sailed to America to have religious freedom and began this colony.

• Plymouth Colony

• Virginia Colony

• New York Colony

A religious group from England looking for a place to practice their faith without persecution.

• Virginia Company

• Pilgrims

• Settlers

The Pilgrims wanted to break away from the Church of England and worship their own way and they were called----

• Purists

• Freedom Fighters

• Separatists

Being mistreated because of your faith

• Pilgrims

• Separatists

• Persecution

Freedom to practice your religion

• Religious persecution

• Religious Freedom

• Religious settlers

Governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years and documented many of the events of the colony

• William Bradford

• William Penn

• John Smith

The ship that the colonists came to America on

• The Speedwell

• The Mayflower

• The Discovery

An agreement signed on the ship to set up a government to make fair laws for the good of the colony and everyone would follow these laws.

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Separatists Agreement

• The Pilgrims Compact

The natives who were friendly to the Plymouth colonists and helped them survive the harsh winters.

• The Wampanoag

• The Lakota Sioux

• The Alogonquin

The 1st Native American to greet the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony in 1621.

• Squanto

• Chief Powhatan

• Samoset