Plymouth The first permanent English settlement in New

Plymouth The first permanent English settlement in New England Buckner Elementary

Leaving England The Pilgrims were a group of separatist Puritans who came to the New World to seek religious freedom. Buckner Elementary

The Voyage England Plymouth Plantation North America Europe Atlantic Ocean Jamestown (Virginia Colony) Africa Buckner Elementary

The Mayflower Buckner Elementary

Plymouth Departure - September 16, 1920 “Land Ho” – November 19, 1620 Plymouth – December 25, 1620 Buckner Elementary

Mayflower Compact First time a group organized themselves to make laws – not looking to a higher authority for laws. Buckner Elementary

A Few Quick Facts • • • They arrived at the start of WINTER! Of the 100 Pilgrims ~1/2 died the 1 st winter!! Squanto’s help kept more from dying. They first built a common house. Then families built their own cabins, a meeting house, and a fort. • Native Americans helped them in the spring. • November 25, 1621 they celebrated, but … The hard times continued for many years! Buckner Elementary

Plymouth Plantation Buckner Elementary

Buckner Elementary

Some Key Plymouth Names: William Bradford – Pilgrim leader and 2 nd Governor William Brewster – Plymouth Church Elder Capt. Myles Standish – Military leader in Plymouth John Carver – 1 st Governor (died the first year) Buckner Elementary