Plymouth and The Pilgrims
Religious Tensions
Religious tensions in England high
Protestant Reformation: reforming ofreligious beliefs and practices of RomanCatholic church
Puritans
Wanted to reform and purify the churchof England
Bishops and priests had too much power
Bible most reliable source of authority.
Separatists
Extreme sect of the Puritans
Formed own churches and cut all tieswith the Church of England
English punished Separatists
Pilgrims
1608 left England to escape persecution
Went to the Netherlands first
Returned to England to get permission togo to Virginia
Pilgrims Contd.
September 16, 1620 Mayflower leftEngland with more than 100 men andwomen
William Bradford- leader
2 Month trip
Arrived farther north than present dayVirginia
Mayflower Compact
Signed on November 21, 1620
Fair laws to protect the general good
First attempts at a self-government
Late 1620 Pilgrims landed on PlymouthRock