Chapter 3: The English Establish 13 Colonies

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Chapter 3 The English Establish 13 Colonies

• Section 2 New England Colonies

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The Pilgrims

• The Pilgrims were a separatist group. What that
  means is that they didnt want to be a part of
  the Church of England, so they formed their own
  church.

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• The Pilgrims were persecuted for not following
  the Kings church.
• They ran away to Holland to get away from
  religious persecution.
• Not happy in Holland, the Pilgrims decided to go
  to North America.

Route to America
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• The Virginia Company told the Pilgrims they could
  settle in Virginia.
• However, the Mayflower ( their ship) was blown
  off and they ended up in what became the colony
  of Massachusetts.

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The Mayflower Compact

• In 1620, the men aboard the Mayflower signed an
  agreement called the Mayflower Compact.
• The Mayflower Compact was an agreement to follow
  all rules agreed upon for the good of the
  Pilgrims new colony.

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• The Mayflower Compact written in 1620, is very
  important to American history, because it
  established the idea of self government and
  majority rule.

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Plymouth Rock

• The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and began a
  colony there.
• Good relations with the Indians helped the
  Pilgrims to prosper.

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• History Channel Documentary
• Voyage of the Mayflower

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PURITANS

• Unlike the Pilgrims who wanted to start their own
  church in England, the Puritans wanted to PURIFY
  or clean up the Church of England.
• King James didnt appreciate their efforts.
• They ran to America to get away from religious
  persecution.

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

• The Puritans sailed to America and set up a
  colony named the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• These Puritans who came to America were part of
  the Great Migration a movement in which 20,000
  Puritans left England to settle around the world.

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The New England Way

• Puritans were hard working people. Though they
  wanted to practice religion their own way, they
  didnt afford anyone else that luxury. They
  wouldnt tolerate anyone who did not believe the
  way they did.
• They believed in education for all, hard work,
  honesty, duty, and godliness.

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Puritans Branch Out

• John Winthrop was the governor of the
  Massachusetts Bay colony.
• Other Puritans left the colony to create colonies
  around other parts of New England.

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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Thomas Hooker set up a colony in Connecticut
  where he wrote the Fundamental Orders of
  Connecticut. This document is considered the
  first constitution in North America.

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Puritan Dissenters

• Two Puritans that were chased away from their
  homes in Massachusetts were Roger Williams and
  Anne Hutchinson. Both of these people were brave
  enough to openly disagree with Puritan leaders.
• They were banished and went to Rhode Island,
  where Roger Williams set up a new colony.

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King Philips War

• Unlike the Pilgrims, the Puritans didnt get
  along with the Indians. They thought they were
  evil savages and felt it was okay to steal their
  land and imprison them as slaves.
• The Indians fought back. Between 1675 and
  1676, the Puritans and the Indians fought a
  brutal war in which the Indians lost.

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The Salem Witchcraft Trials