One Small Candle

about the leaders

• William Bradford became governor in 1621 upon the death of John Carver. the leader of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony signed a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
• Myles Standish was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony.

Who Were The Wampanoag?

• The Wampanoag Indians were original natives of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It was Wampanoag people who befriended the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and brought them corn and turkey for the famous first Thanksgiving.

about the mayflower

• The Mayflower was the ship that transported the first English colonist,, from Plymouth to the New World in 1620.
• There were 102 passengers, and the crew is estimated to have been about 30, but the exact number is unknown.
• Christopher Jones was the Captain of the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower.

who owned the famous boat?

• Records dating from August 1609 first note Christopher Jones as master and part owner of the Mayflower, when his ship was chartered for a voyage from London to Trondheim in Norway and back to London.

time period on the boat

• the colonist were on the boatr from September 6,1620 to November 9,1620

Who was squanto?

• squanto was a Native American of the Patuxet tribe who acted as an interpreter and guide to the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth during their first winter in the New World.
• Squanto is a very important character in the book because he is the only one who will talk to the colonist at first

Who was squanto's tribe?

• Squanto was a member of the Patuxet band of the Wampanoag tribe, which dominated the area in which the colonists eventually settled.as one of 20 Patuxet Indians kidnapped by English explorer Thomas Hunt as the book explains.

what was squanto's contribution to the pilgrims at plymouth

• squanto taught the pilgrams to plant corn,harvest berries and catch fish.Therefore kept the colonist alive.

Peace to the land?

• The Wampanoag tribe and the colonist signed a treaty stating that they should help each other through harvest times.

about The First Thanksgiving

• ''Thanksgiving began with a three-day feast that took place in 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest.''
• the 1621 feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag at Plymouth Colony contained waterfowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash.

more about the colonist

• The colonist were willing to risk themselves and their families lives to find new land and looking for a better life and freedom of religeon

Did any die?

• Over half of the original number of people(102) had passed away.
• More than half the settlers fell ill and died that first winter, victims of an epidemic of disease that swept the new colony.

land problems

• Many of the first settlers stayed abored ferrying back and fourth to land everyday to help harvest.

Secure

• IN the end of the book,the settlers begen to feel comfortable enough to build homes and stay permenantly

REligeon

• The Plymouth Colony were part of a faction known as Separatists; they had left the Church of England to create their own denominations. Separatists were a minority, and most Puritans, including the ones who later settled Massachusetts Bay Colony, sought to reform the Church from within.

WhERE WERE THE PILGRIMS from?

• The Pilgrims were Puritans and there was tension between the Puritans and the Church of England (and the government) at the time.

the first?!

• Plymouth Colony, America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by English Separatist Puritans in December 1620.

who are the pilgrim fathers?

• The Pilgrim-Fathers' Voyage with the 'Mayflower' . Around that time, there were supposedly four different ships with this same name, so we do not know exactly which one it was that sailed to America.

why and how did they end up in plymouth?

• plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history.

About The Book

• One small candle is an account of the Pilgrims' plans to resettle in the New World, their voyage on the Mayflower, and their first year in Plymouth.

Summary

• this book was mainly about the pilgrims and thier leaders sailing to the new world on the mayflower and the obsticles they face.

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