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Puritan Study Guide
Part 1: Vocabulary
JOURNAL
a diary
BRAND
to mark by burning
PILLORY
a wooden frame into which a person’s head and
and hands were locked as a punishment
BANISH
to send away
MILITIA
a group of soldiers who protected a town
PEWTER
a type of tin used to make forks, spoons, cups, and
bowls
LOOM
a machine that weaves thread or yarn together
to make cloth
PUBLIC SCHOOL
school that is paid for by all of the people in a city or
town, not just by the parents of the students who go
there
MERCHANT
a person who trades goods as a job
BLACKSMITH
a person who makes tools and other items out of
iron
APPRENTICE
a person who learns skills from a craftsman
ACCUSE
to blame
PART 2: Important People
JOHN WINTHROP
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John Winthrop led the Puritans to Massachusetts
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He was the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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John kept a journal that was later used to give historians information about the Puritans
and their daily life
KING PHILIP
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King Philip was Massasoit's son.
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His Wampanoag name was Metacom
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He brought all area tribes together to fight against the colonists to get back their land.
ANNE HUTCHINSON
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Anne was a Puritan woman who was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony by John
Winthrop
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She preached that you didn’t need to be in a church to talk to God
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She moved to Rhode Island and then later to New York
ANNE BRADSTREET
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Anne traveled on the Arbella with her husband when she was 18 years old
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Anne wrote poetry for her children and husband
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Her brother-in-law published her poems in England, and she became America’s 1st Great
Poet
ROGER WILLIAMS
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Roger Williams was a Puritan
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He felt that religious freedom was for everyone.
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The leaders of the Puritans disagreed with Roger so he left Massachusetts Bay Colony to
start the colony of Rhode Island
PART 3: Compare/Contrast Pilgrims and Puritans
(Be prepared to write a response comparing or contrasting the Pilgrims and Puritans)
Differences:
Pilgrims
Puritans
-came across the Atlantic in 1620
-came across the Atlantic in 1630
-led by William Bradford
-led by John Winthrop
-wanted to start their own church
-wanted to fix the King’s Church
-traveled on the Mayflower
-traveled on the Arbella and 16 other ships
-settled at Plymouth
-settled at Salem
-built Plimoth Colony
-built Massachusetts Bay Colony
Similarities:
-Both came from England originally
-Both traveled across the Atlantic Ocean on boats
-Both had meeting houses in their towns
-Both settled in Massachusetts