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Warm-up Question: Why would people leave Europe for unexplored land?

Explore the geography and climate of the New England Colonies, the establishment of Puritan settlements in Massachusetts, the development of new settlements due to Puritan religious practices, and the changes that occurred in the colonies in the 1600s.

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Warm-up Question: Why would people leave Europe for unexplored land?

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  1. Warm-upQuestion: Why would people leave Europe for unexplored land?

  2. Answer:Potential wealth-fur, land, trade Religious freedom-Separatists wanted to leave and form their own church Adventure-see something new and exciting New start-out of jail, debt, bad reputation Power-military or political

  3. Objectives • Describe the geography and climate of the New England Colonies. • Describe the Puritan settlement in Massachusetts. • Identify the new settlements that developed in New England as a result of Puritan religious practices. • Explain the changes that took place in the New England Colonies in the 1600s.

  4. Graphic Organizer for the week John Winthrop leader of the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony Roger Williams Thomas Hooker John Wheelwright New England Colonies Anne Hutchinson Metacom

  5. Terms and People • John Winthrop– leader of the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony • toleration – recognition that other people have the right to different opinions • Roger Williams– a minister who founded the town of Providence, Rhode Island • Anne Hutchinson – a Boston woman who established a settlement on an island that is part of present-day Rhode Island

  6. How did the New England Colonies form? Originally there was Plymouth, this colony later merged with M.B.C. (Massachusetts Bay Colony) to become Massachusetts (Pilgrims and Puritans lived together) Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630)-John Winthrop led the Puritans to Boston to establish a Christian community. (They were still part of the Church of England, unlike the Pilgrims.) They set up a basic representative govt. but didn’t accept other religions. Disagreements about religion led to the founding of other New England colonies

  7. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/massachusetts/videos/puritans-vs-pilgrimshttp://www.history.com/topics/us-states/massachusetts/videos/puritans-vs-pilgrims

  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g9KQxW1cOY

  9. Copy this graph down in your notes.

  10. The Puritans established several settlements in their colony, including Boston. By 1643, about 20,000 people lived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. By the mid-1630s, Massachusetts Bay had an elected governor and an elected assembly—the General Court—but only adult male Puritans could vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4HTSFiMCE

  11. Map Drawing! British Colonies: Write the names (abbreviations are fine) in the appropriate British Colony: Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island Delaware New Jersey New York South Carolina Georgia Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Massachusetts North Carolina COLOR: Choose a color scheme to color each region. For example, color all the New England colonies red, Mid-Atlantic colonies yellow and so on. British Regions: Historians use these regions to talk about areas I colonial America where colonies shared similar beliefs. There are three regions and two sub-regions within the South.

  12. The Puritans believed: • towns and churches should manage their own affairs. • people should work hard and live in strong and stable families. Each Puritan town governed itself by setting up a town meeting, but only men could participate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFA_LIXz_Y&safe=active

  13. The Salem Witch Trials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFDBrOlE9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MmV42tUjfs

  14. Although they founded their own colony so they could have religious freedom, the Puritans did not believe in religious tolerationfor others. Religious Toleration Disagreements about religion led to the founding of other colonies in New England.

  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR6RDSR-YJM

  16. Rhode Island • Rhode Island (1636)-Roger Williams started this colony for religious freedom. • Anne Hutchinson tested the religious and female boundaries. Forced to leave M.B.C. She started her own settlement-became part of Rhode Island. • Exports-Iron & Rum

  17. Connecticut • Connecticut(1636)-Thomas Hooker led a group to this area. • Religious and political freedom. • They wrote the first American Constitution. (F.O.C.) • Exports-Iron, Cattle, Grain & Ships

  18. The New England colonies had a great variety of resources. Seas, forests, and farms provided a good living for colonists.

  19. While the colonies prospered, Native Americans in New England struggled. v By 1670, there were only 12,000 Native Americans in New England, one-tenth of their population 100 years earlier. The main cause of this decline was diseasesNative Americans caught from Europeans.

  20. Native American Relations • Native Americans had good and bad interactions with the colonists. • King Philip’s War was fought between the Puritans and the Native Americans (to stop European expansion.) • Metacom (called King Phillip by the Europeans)led the confederation of indigenous peoples that included the Wampanoag and Narraganset tribes. • It was one of the most costly wars of resistance in New England history.

  21. In 1675, a major conflict erupted between Native American groups led by Metacom and the Puritans. During the conflict, which was called King Philip’s War, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwzErcr6hlQ&safe=active Metacom and his allies destroyed 12 English towns. After Metacom was killed in 1676, the war ended, leaving the English free to expand.

  22. By the 1670s, a new generation of people had been born in North America. This new generation had lost some of the older Puritans’ religious fervor. $ Successful merchants were becoming the new community leaders.

  23. Warm UpQuestion: What was the main reason why the New England colonies formed?

  24. Answer: Religious freedom

  25. Chapter 3 Section 2 Study Guide Why is farming difficult in New England? From what social class did many Puritans in England come? How did Roger Williams believe that colonists should obtain property in America? What did the king grant Connecticut in 1662? The Pilgrims who came to North America in 1620 were also known as what? How did the outlook of New Englanders begin to change in the 1670s? Which of the following best describes New England’s climate? The Puritans founded their colony to assure freedom of worship for Who was King Philip? What was England’s first PERMANENT settlement in North America?

  26. What did Anne Hutchinson and Thomas Hooker have in common? What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony? What type of established church did Rhode Island support? Identify who the following sentences are describing. leader of the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony a minister who founded the town of Providence, Rhode Island a Boston woman who established a settlement on an island that is part of present-day Rhode Island a minister that founded the town of Hartford, Connecticut a man that founded the town of Exeter, New Hampshire Essay Question worth 20 points – Identify the colonies of New England and place them in the order they became a colony. Who is responsible for the founding of each colony and what religious affiliation each had.

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