... this rocky place for a reason. They moved slightly north to Plymouth Rock in order to survive more comfortably. Also because of their Puritan beliefs, they had good relations with the Native Americans. Their pacifist nature led the Indians to help with their crops. In thanks, the Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving in 1621. A second group of Puritans in England, the Massachusetts ... the Catholics had been trying to flee from the Protestants. In immediate response to the Protestant immigration, the Catholics set up the Maryland Toleration Act, which stated that all Christian reli...

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... legends, tales, and lyrics all were passed down through an oral history. As can be expected a very diverse culture was found. These tribes maintained their own religions, worshipping gods, animals, plants or sacred persons. They employed a system of government that ranged from democracies to councils of elder to theocracies. The stories that ... as well as a physical mother. Nature is alive and endowed with spiritual forces; main characters may be animal or plants. This brought to life in Native America Voices; the story "How the World Began" tells us how the world was stared as seen in ...

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• Grade Level: High School