Massachusetts history: Wampanoag, Pilgrims and Puritans, Boston and the Revolution, abolition, textile mills, and education leadership.
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- Who were the Wampanoag?
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An American Indian nation that lived in present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.- What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
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How to grow corn, fish, and survive in New England.- Who was the Wampanoag leader when the Pilgrims arrived?
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Massasoit.- What was the Wampanoag Confederacy?
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A group of allied American Indian tribes led by one leader in New England.- Which Wampanoag man first met the Pilgrims and could speak English?
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Samoset.- What conflict between colonists and American Indians is named for a Wampanoag leader?
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King Philip's War.- What ship brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620?
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The Mayflower.- When was Plymouth Colony founded?
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1620.- Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?
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To escape religious persecution and worship freely.- How did Pilgrims differ from Puritans?
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Pilgrims separated from the Church of England, Puritans wanted to reform it from within.- What was the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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A Puritan settlement founded in 1630 that became a major English colony in New England.- Who was the leader and historian of Plymouth Colony?
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William Bradford.- What were Separatists?
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Religious groups who wanted to separate completely from the Church of England.- What was the Boston Tea Party?
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A 1773 protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose taxes.- What was the Boston Massacre?
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A 1770 clash between British soldiers and colonists that killed five people.
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