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Migration

Migration. Migration often occurs for religious reasons. The Pilgrims. Migrated to the United States because the church of England was corrupt. The priests were often gambling and drinking. They also played the role of government. When they came to America they wrote the Mayflower compact.

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Migration

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  1. Migration Migration often occurs for religious reasons

  2. The Pilgrims • Migrated to the United States because the church of England was corrupt. • The priests were often gambling and drinking. • They also played the role of government. • When they came to America they wrote the Mayflower compact. • It stated that they pilgrims or separatists were granted equal laws.

  3. The Pilgrim • When they landed in Plymouth Massachusetts they did not know how to grow crops • Squanto an Indian taught them how to grow corn and other crops. • The first thanksgiving was between the Indians and the pilgrims.

  4. The Quakers George Fox • The Quakers were founded by George Fox. • Some famous Quakers are Ben Franklin and William Penn. • The Quakers were big on equal rights • The land grant that admiral William Penn got was the modern day Pennsylvania, also called Penn’s Woods. • Pennsylvania was William Penn's holy experiment William Penn Ben Franklin

  5. The Quakers continued • William Penn was arrested in England for “disrupting the peace.” (talking on Gracechurch Street.) • William Penn and the jury got sent to Newgate prison. • England had a death penalty for 200 crimes. William Penn ruled out 198 crimes leaving only murder and treason as the death penalty crimes. • William Penn also wrote the charters of privileges which told the colonists their rights. Newgate prison

  6. The Holy Experiment • William Penn had a little experiment called Pennsylvania. • Pennsylvania was a land grant to Admiral William Penn • Pennsylvania was a safe haven for the Quakers. They were being persecuted for there beliefs in equal rights. • So they migrated to Pennsylvania and they were happy for a little while.

  7. The Pros and Cons • Both Pilgrims and Quakers migrated. • Both had a uneasy peace with the Indians • Both had a successful colony and form of government • The Pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving with the Indians.

  8. Conclusion • Migration occurs for religious reasons. • The Quakers got Pennsylvania and started a colony. • The Pilgrims started a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. That’s how colonies are started.

  9. Bibliography • I. William Penn; http://www.ushistory.org/penn/bio.htm • III. Early Quaker history; http://thorn.pair.com/earlyq.htm • IV. House of Burgesses; http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1151.html • Holy experiment; http://americanhistory.about.com/od/biographiesmr/p/biopenn.htm • http://www.pilgrimhall.org/compact.htm

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