William Bradford Author Biography • William Bradford joined the crusade for religious reform at age 12. • In 1620‚ Bradford and his wife‚ Dorothy‚ left behind their four year old son to join nearly 40 other Separatists on the ship Mayflower. • During the long‚ difficult journey to America‚ disagreements broke out among the group and Bradford took decisive action. He helped create the Mayflower Compact‚ often called the first U.S. Constitution. During his 30 years as governor‚ he continued to
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Boston harbor 1775- The American Revolution begins this year 1776- Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense” Thomas Jefferson wrote “Declaration of Independence” 1783- “The Treaty of Paris” is signed Names: Massasoit- the leader of Wampanoag Gov. John Winthrop- people who gave a speech “A Model of Christian Charity” Places: Jamestown VA- the first English colony in the America Plymouth MA-where the Pilgrims arrived in November accidentally. Massachusetts Bay Colony- An English colony
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The Wampanoag tribe leader‚ Philip‚ a name given to him by the settlers‚ initiates the battle due to the execution of fellow tribesmen in Plymouth. The constant taking of land by the settlers and inevitable anger by the Native Americans leads to the continuation of battles initiated by both sides. King Phillip’s War becomes the last hope the Wampanoag tribe had to stop the expansion that resulted in the Wampanoag’s loss of land
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democracy was inappropriate for governing commonwealths and churches. 8. Metacomet: (1638-1676) Metacomet‚ also known as Metacom‚ King Phillip‚ or Phillip of Pokanoket was an intertribal leader of a confederation of domestic people that included the Wampanoag‚ and Narraganset. Metacomet led one of the costliest wars in New England territory‚ known as King Phillips war (1675-1676). 9.
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defined land ownership differently; they believed that land should be shared by everyone‚ not individuals as believed by the settlers. With the growth of many Puritan colonies‚ many Natives were forced from their land. Angered‚ the leader of the Wampanoag‚ Metacom‚ formed alliances with local tribes in attempt to reclaim their land. However many of them died and others were sold in to slavery‚ ending the majority of resistance from many native
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In the early seventeenth century‚ relations between American Indians and European colonists were often characterized as much by collaboration and cooperation as by competition. However by the mid to late seventeenth century‚ brutal wars between Indians and colonists broke out in nearly every colonial region‚ from New England down to New Spain. While nearly all colonial regions endured worsening relations between the Indians and Europeans‚ the disputes occurred due to different reasons depending on
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I started reading “Mayflower” for a coursework but instantly got addicted to it. Philbrick‚ a Nantucket occupant‚ got to be interested about the Pioneer story while exploring the Wampanoag Indians local to his island. He partitions his book into three areas‚ reflected in the subtitle: the narrative of the little gathering of Separatists who left Britain (where their religious practices were banned) for Leiden‚ then cruised for America; the watchful discretion with which the English and the Indian
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neighboring Indians attacked them with arrows and was then overpowered and ran off when the Pilgrims use their better guns. Then they built their homes and started their colony. They then‚ met squanto who then‚ introduced them to the Wampanoag Indians. The Wampanoag Indians showed them how to farm‚ fish‚ and hunt. The Pilgrims had their first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621 which‚ they used almost all of their food and then they paid for it by almost starving. But‚ they got everything afterwards
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Significant People and Events from the 1600s-1700s Significant People: Anne Hutchinson- She was a Puritan. She came to the Americas so she could have religious freedom‚ but when she settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ she found out that there wasn’t any “religious freedom.” She believed that all you needed was faith to go to Heaven. She started a women’s club and was soon recognized by many. The men (esp. John Winthrop) started to get worried that she could possibly become a leader. Remember
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Wind should not go up‚ and they have many reasons to back up their beliefs. Cape Wind is supposed to be great for everyone‚ but in reality it is not. Along the coast of Cape Cod‚ there are two Indian tribes‚ both the Mashpee Wampanoag of Cape Cod and the Aquinnah Wampanoag of Martha’s Vineyard. Another reason the Cape Wind Project is a bad idea is because it is very costly‚ and a waste of time according to some. Other environmentalists say that the Cape Wind Project is a threat to public safety
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