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.
• It stated that they pilgrims or
separatists were granted equal laws.
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.
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
The Quakers continued
Newgate prison
• 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.
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.
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.
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.
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-shistory.com/pages/h1151.html
• Holy experiment;
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/biograp
hiesmr/p/biopenn.htm
• http://www.pilgrimhall.org/compact.htm