Who were the Separatists and what motivated them to leave England? :
Who were the Separatists and what motivated them to leave England? In the 1530’s King Henry VIII declared
himself the head of the Church of England
and everyone was expected to follow the
ways of the Church of England.
The Separatists were the group of
people who disagreed with the Church of
England and wanted to practice Christianity
in their own way.
Religious persecution was a
consequence of the Separatists’
defiance, meaning that they were
treated badly because of their religion.
Where did they flee to? :
Where did they flee to? England Holland Between 1607 and 1609, several
groups of Separatists settled in
Holland.
In Holland they were able to
worship as they pleased, but
were unhappy because they felt
they were losing their English
culture and that they, and their
children, were becoming more
like the people of Holland.
Who were the Pilgrims? :
Who were the Pilgrims? In 1620, a group of Separatists
decided to leave Holland and settle in
Virginia.
This group is now known as
the Pilgrims because a pilgrim
is a person who takes a
religious journey.
Instead of landing in Virginia,
the Pilgrims landed in modern day
Massachusetts. They called their
new home Plymouth or Plymouth Colony.
Before going ashore, the Pilgrims wrote
the Mayflower Compact, which was the first
time colonists claimed self-government.
How did the Pilgrims Survive? :
How did the Pilgrims Survive? During their first winter, half of the
Plymouth Colonists died from hunger
and disease.
In the spring of 1621, a local chief,
named Squanto, came to the Pilgrims’
Rescue.
The Native Americans gave the
Pilgrims seeds and showed them how
to plant them. They also taught them
how to catch eels from nearby rivers.