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© 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 7. England andsailtoAmerica withjustoneship,theMayflower . to turnbackagain.ThistimethePilgrims decidedtoleavetheSpeedwellin into theSpeedwell.Aftersailingnearly300milestoward Americatheyhad the Pilgrimssetoff againfor America.Butsoonwaterwasagainleaking two weekspassedbefore the Speedwellwasready. OnAugust21,1620, Pilgrims hadtoturnaround andsailbacktoEnglandfixtheship.Over in August1620.Almostimmediatelythe Speedwellbeganleaking.The ships withfood,water, andothersupplies thePilgrimssetsailforAmerica settlement inVirginia andbeginanewlifeinAmerica.Afterloadingthetwo The Pilgrims an made agreementwiththe Virginia Companytobuilda them toAmerica. The twoships wereand the Mayflowerthe sail totheNewWorld—America. and noonecouldtellthemwhatreligion theyhadtofollow. Theychoseto they wouldgosomewhere where theycouldraisetheirchildren astheychose much liketheDutch.Theydecidedthattheyneededtomoveagain.Thistime think theirthat children werelosing their family traditions and becoming too as theychose. afterliving Butfor these inHolland a while people began to separate from that church andgotowhere Holland they couldGod worship believeEngland. They did not in the Church England,so of they decided to not have religious freedom were and forced to belong to Churchthe of were living Theyhadmoved there inHolland. because in England did they early In the 1600s groupa English and men of womencalled Separatists These people,These callnow whowe Pilgrims, hiredships two take to Coming toAmerica onthe Mayflower Speedwell. 6/7/18 2:26PM Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 8 the named himOceanus. voyage. She during the On November 11, 1620, was some newsas good Hopkins Elizabeth well.Ababy born towas hundreds of milesnorth whereof theyweresupposed be. to But there theended andcrew Pilgrims the the of themselves Mayflowerfound storms pushedtheand farther shipfarther north. Whenthestorms finally cracks plugthe in the to water woodenon and a beam cracked. ship’sThe crewquickly began ropea and being pulledback onboard. The washedwas overboardstorm duringa saved andwas only grabbingby uncomfortableand very aboard ship. the problem wasseasickness among the was of Pilgrims.many It cold, wet, theOceandangerous Atlantic duringthe stormyseason. Unfortunately,because thedelay, of thewas Mayflower going cross to On September sailonce 6, 1620, set the Mayflower again America. for werenow about the on small130 ship, people 102 of them Pilgrims. two ships onto one ship made the stopped atMayflower stopped Cape ItCod. had days sixty-six been since Then violent stormslittle began the on pounding ship. One man firstThe few weeksofwent voyage fairlywell.the The only real Of course,putting allof the and all supplies the of people from they left England. Mayflower andrepairbroken the beam. The

settlementnear a Capeinplace Cod they named Plymouth.The The PilgrimsThe decided tobuild their in Plymouththrough the the winter as April 5, 1621. April 5,1621. ship finally returned toEnglandon ship Pilgrimsbuilthouses, their and the very crowded.Mayflower very There beganMayflower totake Mayflower stayed

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Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson 1.indd 9 6/7/18 2:26 PM Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 10 William White William Mullins Christopher Martin Samuel Fuller John Alden Miles Standish Isaac Allerton William Brewster Edward Winslow William Bradford John Carver 1620. Domini 1620. JAMES, ofEngland, in theyearofreign ofoursovereignCod 11.ofNovember, Lord King In witnesswhereof wehavehereunder subscribedournames,Cape of theColony:untowhichwepromise allduesubmissionandobedience. time, asshallbethoughtmostmeetandconvenientforthegeneralgood and equalLaws,Ordinances, acts,constitutions,officesfrom timeto aforesaid; andbyvirtuehereof toenact,constitute,andframesuchjust for ourbetterordering andpreservation, andfurtheranceoftheends covenant, andcombineourselvestogetherintoacivilbodypolitick, presents solemnly&mutuallyinthepresence ofGodandoneanother, plant thefirstColonyinNorthernpartsofVIRGINIA,dobythese the ChristianFaith,andhonorofourKingCountry, aVoyage to of Great Britain,FranceandIreland King,DefenderoftheFaith,&c. Subjects ofourdread sovereign Lord KingJAMES,bythegraceofGod In thenameofGod,Amen.We whosenamesare underwritten,theloyal Having undertakenforthegloryofGod,andadvancement The MayflowerCompact John Turner Edward Fuller John Ridgdale Thomas Tinker Thomas Rogers Francis Cook John Tilley Edward Tilley Stephen Hopkins John Howland Richard Warren France, andIreland 54.Anno , 18.andof Scotland Peter Brown Edmond Margeson Gilbert Winslow Thomas Williams Digory Priest John Goodman Moses Fletcher John Billington John Crackstone James Chilton Francis Eaton Edward Leister Edward Doten Thomas English John Allerton Richard Gardiner Richard Clark George Soule Richard Britteridge 6/7/18 2:26PM © 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 10. Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 11

© 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 11. the endsaforesaid . preservation, andfurtheranceof for ourbetterordering and body politick, ourselves togetherintoacivil covenant, andcombine of Godandoneanother, & mutuallyinthepresence do bythesepresents solemnly Northern partsofVIRGINIA, to plantthefirstColonyin our KingandCountry, aVoyage the ChristianFaith,andhonorof of God,andadvancement Having undertakenfortheglory JAMES . our dread sovereign Lord King We . theloyalSubjectsof In thenameofGod,Amen. Name______Period The Mayflower Compact Analyzing theMayflowerCompact The Mayflower Compact Analysis ______Why are theydoingthis? ______What actionare theytaking? ______Why didtheytakeavoyage? ______Who wrote thiscompact? ______Date ______6/7/18 2:26PM Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 12 ______Summary: Anno Domini1620. Ireland , 18.andofScotland 54. JAMES, ofEngland, reign ofoursovereign Lord King November, intheyearof names, CapeCod11.of hereunder subscribedour In witnesswhereof wehave submission andobedience. unto whichwepromise alldue the generalgoodofColony: most meetandconvenientfor to time,asshallbethought constitutions, officesfrom time equal Laws,Ordinances, acts, enact. suchjustand to Name______Period______The MayflowerCompact Analyzing theMayflowerCompact , and France, and The MayflowerCompactAnalysis ______What willtheydonow? Date______6/7/18 2:26PM © 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 12. Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 13

© 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 13. to possesstheIndians withafearofus,andloveuntothat notonly very faithfulintheircovenantofpeacewith us. ithathpleasedGodso we oftenwishyoupartakersofourplenty. We havefoundthe Indians time withus,yetbythegoodnessofGod, weare sofarfrom want,that and others.Andalthoughitbenotalways soplentiful,asitwasatthis to theplantationandbestowedonourgovernor, anduponthecaptain, and feasted,theywentoutkilled fivedeer, whichtheybrought Massasoit, withsomeninetymen,whomforthree daysweentertained the Indianscomingamongstus,andrest theirgreatest king which timeamongstotherrecreations, weexercised ourarms,manyof rejoice together, afterwehadgathered thefruitofourlabors. at sent fourmenonfowling,thatsowemightafteramore specialmanner increase ofIndiancorn. . ourharvestbeinggottenin,governor we haveingreat abundance . manner oftheIndians,wemanured ourground withherrings. which corn, andsowedsomesixacres ofbarleyandpeas,according tothe for diversothers.We setthelastspringsometwentyacres ofIndian [W]e havebuiltsevendwellinghouses. andmadepreparation Loving, andoldFriend, Edward Winslow,December11,1621 Our corndidprove well,&Godbepraised,wehadagood Excerpts fromaLetterby

6/7/18 2:26PM Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 14 and Others(London:JohnBellamie, 1622),60–64. Setled atPlimothinNewEngland,byCertaine English Aduenturers bothMerchants Source: RelationorIournalloftheBeginningandProceedings oftheEnglishPlantation E. Your W. loving commending youtotheLord forasafeconductuntous.Restingin Him friend for thepresent, hopingto seeyoubythenextreturn, soItakemyleave, with abundanceofpeople.. Iforbearfurthertowrite burdened greatly withal toconsiderthosepartsoftheworldwherein youlive,tobeeven you hadseensomanymilestogetherbygoodlyriversuninhabited,and only industriousmentoemploy, foritwouldgrieveyourhearts(ifasI) white andred, andverysweet andstrong also.. [T]hecountrywanteth the earthsendethforthnaturallyverygoodsalletherbs:here are grapes, all thesummer, andaffordeth varietyofotherfish. allthespringtime cod inthesummerisbutcoarsemeatwithus,ourbayfulloflobsters here enjoyed. Forfishandfowl,wehaveagreat abundance,fresh very trusty, quickofapprehension, ripe-witted . us. Theyare apeoplewithoutanyreligion, orknowledgeofanyGod,yet familiarly inourhouses,andtheyasfriendlybestowingtheirvenisonon safely inthewood,ashighwaysEngland,weentertainthem would havebeenbutforus;andweourpartswalkaspeaceably peace amongsttheIndiansthemselves,whichwasnotformerly, neither of anyoccasiontomakepeacewithus. sothatthere isnowgreat and peoplesround aboutus,haveeithermadesuituntoorbeenglad the greatest kingamongstthemcalledMassasoit,butalsoalltheprinces Plymouth inNewEnglandthis11ofDecember, 1621. I neverinmyliferemember amore seasonableyear, thanwehave

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© 2018 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Colonial America page 15. Name______Period 1. Whose planting technique did the Pilgrims copy? Pilgrims the did technique planting 1. Whose ______bird hunting)? go (to fowling” on men “four send governor the did Why 2. ______According toWinslow,4. whatisthePilgrims’relationship withtheAmericanIndians? ______to thecelebration? bring his men and Massasoit Chief Whatdid 3. Analyzing a Letter by Edward Winslow, December 11, 1621 Analyzing aLetterbyEdwardWinslow,December11,1621 Use quotations from the text in the answers to these questions. tothese answers the in text fromUse quotations the Critical Thinking Questions ______Date ______6/7/18 2:26PM Elementary Teaching W/Docs Lesson1.indd 16 ______live? might EdwardWinslow’s think friend you do where text, fromthe evidence Using 8. ______America? to tocome want people more Winslow Does 7. ______eat? to Pilgrims the for are there food of Whatkinds 6. ______Indians afraidofthePilgrims? 5. According toWinslow, are thePilgrimsafraidofAmericanIndiansorare the Name______Period______Date______

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