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| an investor | a person who lends money to a company and hopes to profit when the company makes money. |
| How did kings in England treat people who did have the exact same religious beliefs as the King, what did they do to them? | English Kings (and Queens) treated them badly; they took their lands, threw them in prison, even killed them. |
| How did the Plymouth Company raise money for the Pilgrims' voyage and supplies? | They sold stock shares to investors who hoped to make money if the colony was successful. |
| What did the Pilgrims hope to find in the New World? | Freedom to worship as they pleased. |
| Where did the Pilgrims settle? | New England - Plymouth, Massachusetts (They were supposed to go to Virginia, but were blown off course in a storm.) |
| Who were the Pilgrims? | a religious group that was persecuted by King James I for their beliefs. |
| form of government where power is held by the people, not a ruler or governing body | democratic |
| John Carver was elected governor of this group, according to the ideas found in the Mayflower Compact. | Pilgrims |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement, written on the Mayflower (ship) that said that people would obey laws agreed on by the majority, not laws given by a supreme leader or ruler. |
| Pilgrim settlement location (1620) | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Why were Pilgrims allowed to set up their own government? | The landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, far from the land specified in their charter, which was in Virginia. |
| How did the Pilgrim's beliefs hurt the growth of their colony? | They made everyone in the colony act according to their beliefs; they were very strict. |
| What colony was settled by well-educated, wealthy men and former government officials? | Puritans |
| What did the Pilgrims and Puritan have in common? | They both came for religious reasons and both actually settled in Massachusetts. |
| How many settlers came to join the Puritans within a few years? | nearly 10,000 |
| John Winthrop | Leader of the Puritan colony at Boston, Massachusetts |
| Puritan settlement location (1630) | Boston area (specifically St. Mary's City) |
| supplies needed for a trip or voyage are called: | provisions |
| What group wanted religious freedom but did not grant it to others? | Puritans, "bossy" people who settled at Boston, MA. |
| What document did the Pilgrims sign on a ship that set up self-government in an American colony? | The Mayflower Compact |
| What four countries did King James rule over in 1620? | England, France, Ireland, and Scotland |
