Cool History for Advanced

Year 3, Week 6:
Puritans and Separatists;
Plymouth Colony

FillintheBlank:
1. SomeofthefirstPuritanswerethe____________________________________whoreturnedto
Englandin__________,theyearwhentheCatholicQueenMaryIthenotorious_____________
Marydied,leavingEnglandsthronetoherProtestantsister____________________.
2. ThePilgrimsbelovedElder________________________________________beganasthelocal
lordofthesmallvillageof____________________,Nottinghamshire,England.Thepersecuted
Pilgrimsfirstmovedfrom____________________to____________________,theNetherlandsin
theyear____________________;thenfrom____________________to____________________,
theNetherlands;andfinallyfrom____________________to____________________,New
Englandintheyear____________________.
3. ThePilgrimssetoutacrosstheAtlanticintwoships:(1)thelarger____________________,which
theyhiredforthevoyage;and(2)thesmaller____________________,whichtheypurchasedto
useasafishingshipandalifelinebackhome.Unfortunately,____________________leakedso
badlythattheyhadtoturnbacktwiceforrepairs,andfinallyleaveherbehind.Afterastorm
tossedcrossing,thePilgrimsmadetheirfirstlandingat____________________Harbor,justinside
thenortherntipof________________________________________.
4. TheNativeAmericanswholivedonandaround________________________________________,
MarthasVineyardandNantucketwerethe____________________people.TheNativeAmericans
wholivedaroundPlymouthwerethe____________________people,whoseGrandSachemthe
PilgrimsknewbyhisAlgonquiantitle____________________.JustbeforethePilgrimsarrived,
bothpeoplesweredecimatedbyoneoftheworsttragediesinNewEnglandhistory,the
________________________ofthe________________.
5. ThePilgrimssawveryfewnativesuntilthespringoftheyear________________,whenanear

nakedbravenamed____________________strodeintotheirmeetinghallandgreetedthemin
English.ThePilgrimssoonmettheotherEnglishspeakingbravewhowastobecametheirgreatest
nativefriend:____________________,whosenametheybutcheredas____________________.
Together,____________________and____________________translatedforGovernor
________________________________________andGrandSachem____________________as
theynegotiatedahistoricpeacetreatythatwastolastformorethan_________________years.

ShortAnswer:
1. WhowerethePuritans,andwhoweretheSeparatists?
2. WhatnamedidWilliamBrewsterandhiswifechoosefortheirdaughterbornin1607,andwhy?
3. HowdidthePilgrimsupsettheNausetpeoplewhentheyfirstlandedonCapeCod?Howdidthe
NausettrytopunishthePilgrims,andwhere?
4. ExplainhowtheGreatPlagueofthe1610saffectedtheWampanoagsattitudeaboutmakingpeace
withthePilgrims.
5. ListsomeoftheskillsSquantotaughtthePilgrims.

ShortEssay:
1. Definepresbyterianchurchpolityandepiscopalchurchpolity.WhywasKingJamessoupsetwhen
thePuritansattheHamptonCourtConferenceintroducedtheideaofswitchingtheAnglican
ChurchfromepiscopaltoPresbyterianpolity?
2. WhatdidthePilgrimsmeanbydignifyingthemeeting?Whydidtheyalwayscommentonthe
Scripturesastheyreadtheminchurch?Whydidtheyshuninstrumentsandharmonyinsong?
3. DescribetheargumentthatarosebetweenthePilgrimsandtheStrangersjustbeforethey
disembarkedatProvincetownHarbor.Howdidtheyresolvethisargument?Whatsurprisingnew
powersdidtheyclaimforthemselvesinthisresolution?

ResearchEssay:

NamethemanwhosetupatradingposttocompetewiththePilgrimsinwhatisnowQuincy,
Massachusettsin1624.ThePilgrimsaccusedthismanofseveralgravecrimes,bothcivilandmoral.List
someofthosecrimes,anddescribehowthePilgrimspunishedthem.