1. The Pilgrims: Separating Fact from Fiction

2. Religious Problems in England 1530 King Henry VIII “protested” against the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) –Established the Church of England 1553 Queen Mary I abolished the Church of England –Returned England to the RCC 1559 Queen Elizabeth I declared the Church of England was the official church

3. Puritan Problems in England people in England who wanted to clean up or “purify” the Church of England were called “Puritans” Queen Elizabeth I passed laws against Puritans (jail time, fines, etc.) King James I passed more laws against Puritans (jail time, fines, etc.) –Ordered new translation of the bible (in English) known as the King James Version

4. Puritans Leave England 1608 some Puritans decided to leave England (to avoid persecution) –They were called “Separatists” They moved to Leiden, Holland –Holland was “Protestant” (anti-RCC) King of Holland allowed the English Puritan Separatists to worship their own way (Religious Tolerance)

5. Puritans Leave Holland English Puritan Separatists stayed in Holland about 12 years They watched their kids grow up like Dutch kids (clothing, games, language, etc.) They were afraid of losing their English culture and language 1617 these Puritan Separatists began looking for new land in the New World

6. Puritans Sail for America 1619-1620 Separatists made two business deals to get to America: –They hired ship “Speedwell” to move some Puritans from Holland to VA

7. Puritans Sail for America 1619-1620 Separatists made two business deals to get to America: –They contracted w/ London-based “Merchant Adventurers” to use “Mayflower” for move to VA

8. Delayed Departure Mayflower and Speedwell were supposed to leave in July Speedwell had too much sail, caused excessive leaking…never made the trip Bad weather delayed departure of the Mayflower until September –102 passengers plus 26 crew onboard –41 “Pilgrims” and 61 “Strangers”

9. Crossing the Atlantic Ship was overcrowded Passengers stayed on Main Deck by September, food was rotting and running low

10. Crossing the Atlantic Mayflower encountered several bad storms Most passengers were very seasick

11. Crossing the Atlantic Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to a baby boy She named the baby “Oceanus”

12. Crossing the Atlantic John Howland went on deck for fresh air He was tossed overboard He grabbed a rope and was hauled back on board

13. Crossing the Atlantic November, 1620 Mayflower arrived off Cape Cod, MA Tried to sail south to Virginia Decided to stay near Massachusetts

14. Deciding Where to Land Pilgrims and Strangers spent one month exploring for the best possible place to land They choose a small, sheltered, deep-water bay They named it Plymouth

15. Before Disembarking… Pilgrims and Strangers wrote a list of rules for the new colony 41 men signed it Document is called the “Mayflower Compact” –first document in America’s “democratic” history

16. “All ashore!” Colonists “landed” on Dec 16, 1620 They built 7 houses that winter April, 1621 –Mayflower returned to England –50 colonists were already dead

17. The Pilgrims: Separating Fact from Fiction

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