Plymouth
English settlement in Massachusetts founded in 1620 by Separatists and others.
Separatists
also known as pilgrims; people who refused to belong to the Church of England and settled in Plymouth for religious freedom
Pilgrims
a person who takes a religious journey
Mayflower
name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to the new world
Mayflower Compact
an agreement to help the Separatists (Pilgrims) and Anglicans live together peacefully in Plymouth; established a civil body politick and was the first example of self-rule in the colonies
Squanto
Native American from the Wampanoags who taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn, catch fish, and get sweet syrup from Maple trees
Wampanoags
a Native American tribe near Plymouth that helped the Pilgrims and had a peace treaty with them promising to protect one another
Thanksgiving
three day feast where the Wampanoags and Pilgrims ate together and gave thanks for the good harvest
King James
king of England who said that everyone in England had to belong to the Church of England; also sent settlers to Jamestown which is named after him