America's Early Settlers - Pilgrims

Discover the Pilgrims, America's early settlers! Learn about their journey and settlement.

America's First Settlers Read First!Have you ever wondered why we do not see Native Americans today? Well long ago, there were people from Europe who decided to travel to America to search for gold and land. People who make a home in a new land are called settlers.When these settlers came, they took away a lot of land from the Native Americans to build their homes and colonies. Yet, there was a special group of settlers named the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims came to America because they wanted to practice their own religion. They came to America on a big boat called the Mayflower and settled in a place called Plymouth Rock.Watch the video below to learn more about Pilgrims. What was the name of the big boat that the Pilgrims came to America on? Sunflower America Mayflower True or False: The settlers traveled from Australia to America. True False Where did the Pilgrims sail the Mayflower to? Plymouth Rock New York Florida Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe? They wanted to money and land. They wanted to be free to practice their own religion. The video said that the Pilgrims met the Wampanoags and it shows a picture of one of the Wampanoags who helped them. Who do you think the Wampanoags were? pilgrims a Native American Tribe a school What is a settler? People who make a home in a new land. People who have parties.