Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 3: English Settlement in New England (pp. 138-142)
I. Why the Pilgrims Came
B. In 1619, the Virginia Company gave the Pilgrims permission to settle in Virginia.
II. The Pilgrim Experience
B. The Pilgrims settled in Plymouth in December.
C. The next spring, the Wampanoag Indians helped the survivors plant, hunt, and fish.
B. In 1630, about 700 more Puritans came to New England.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The Pilgrims did not want to be forced to worship in the Church of England.
A. The Pilgrims wrote an agreement called the Mayflower Compact, which said that everyone would go along with the leadersŐ decisions.
III. The Founding of Massachusetts Bay
A. Back in England, Puritans were faced with religious and economic hardships.
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