1.

America

The first

The First settlers arrival in

were best known as

..

the

..

or the Pilgrim

101 or 102) ..
left

, a group of 100 (maybe

..
(=

Protestant dissenters)

, England, on September 6, 1620

the

. This was the. that

Cape Cod on

the

on

..

transported the Pilgrims . It

who had

21, 1620

of Plymouth,

anchor near
where they

on

21.

The Puritans were followers of Calvin, they were

organized in various
the Church of

. .

and objected to

In England ,

dissenters were harshly.

they

first

for America

PLYMOUTH ROCK

As a result,

to Holland and then

in search of

Pilgrim Memorial State Park is one of the most visited

State parks in the country. Nearly one

people a year come from all over the world to
the

first made a home in

from England

England
erratic

where in 1620

and to see Plymouth. This glacial

on the

of Plymouth

has become a world famous

the courage and of the men and women

who

the first

The

II, a replica of the ship that

the first

at the park.

colony.

to Massachusetts,

PLYMOUTH PLANTATION
It refers to the permanent

of

is

colony (after Jamestown, created in 1607) in

English

America and to the first permanent

in

England

which

was established by a group of English separatists

who came to be known as the

This place holds a special part in

American as it is closely linked to the
history of

WHO ?

a ..

a .. = un plerin

a .. = un

..

Puritain

Indian

an

.. / aboard

..

= rivage

Indian .

Plymouth ..

a ..

WHAT for ?

drop

to

= a boulder

= tre arrim

to

= escape

to

religious

to

.. (down)

(The Mayflower)
= port

fuir

to

be

/ religious
=

: sinstaller

to come/go

..

to

the

en qute de

look for and find

..

= a plantation

jeter lancre

(= un gros rocher)

..

in . of

..

a .

..

/ the

( dissident/non- conformste ) .

people
WHERE ?

/ the

..

the

dissenters = separatists

a ..

: colon

The .

= Les Pres Fondateurs

.. = establish

crer/ fonder (colony)

and

to

. : rendre grace / adorer

to practice their religion

freely
to

WHAT ?

befriend

embark on a

to make

to

to ..

to .. crops

..
.
=

to ..

chasser
to

= plerinage

with = se lier damiti avec

(tout se qui se cultive)

collect

to plant

moissoner/r colter

Useful Adjectives

hostile

=/=

- ..

..

..

/mauvais (mer)

..

..

tre affam /qui meurt de faim

terrible

= a boulder

= friendly

irrgulier / la forme bizarre

Plymouth

(= un gros rocher)

abondant

= agit

(harvest / the feast) / gnreux/bienfaiteur

(for) /

reconnaissant (de/pour ) / heureux

(for)