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Dissenters of the Bible Commonwealth

Very early on, social harmony is high. Anne Hutchinson- against predestination. Holy life not a sure sign of salvation, truly saved need not to bother to obey the law of either God or man. On trial- said got message from God. Banishment. Dissenters of the Bible Commonwealth.

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Dissenters of the Bible Commonwealth

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  1. Very early on, social harmony is high. Anne Hutchinson- against predestination. Holy life not a sure sign of salvation, truly saved need not to bother to obey the law of either God or man. On trial- said got message from God. Banishment Dissenters of the Bible Commonwealth

  2. Roger Williams- extreme separatists Clean break from COE Condemned charter for being giving proper compensation to Natives. Government cannot regulate religious behavior Colony- wanted to send him back to England Dissenters of the Bible Commonwealth

  3. Friendly Natives bring him to Rhode Island area. Established religious freedom Disagrees with Quakers but provides them with shelter. Rhode Island

  4. Early on- all have the right to vote. All exiles and dissenters find refuge there. Only common trait among them- no place else to go. Hugely individualistic and independent. Becomes legal after charter in 1644 Rogue’s Island

  5. Connecticut River- one of few fertile areas in NE. Dutch and English Hartford- 1635 NE Spreads Out

  6. Thomas Hooker leads group of Boston Puritans to area. 1639-Fundamental Orders- increased voting rights and allows more people to run for office. A modern constitution NE spreads out

  7. New Haven (Conn. Settlement) Goal- form an even stronger alliance between church and state. 1662- charter merges New Haven with more democratic settlements of Conn. Valley. NE Spreads out

  8. Maine and New Hampshire very active in fishing. Mass Bay colony absorbs them. King is displease by Mass Bay greed 1679- New Hampshire is separated and made into a royal colony. NE Spreads out

  9. Before arriving in Plymouth, epidemic sweeps area killing 75% of the population. The cleared land of the Natives attracted settlers. Natives cannot resists, basically forced to ally with settlers. Lets play Puritans and Indians

  10. Greed for land drives settlers further inland. Results in Pequot War 1634-1638 English and Narragansett tribe vs. Pequot nation Results- Pequot tribe almost extinct. Starts four decades of “peace” Lets play Puritans and Indians

  11. Metacom- intertribal unity is needed to defeat English 90% of Phillips men dead. 400 colonists killed, 12 villages completely destroyed King Phillips War 1675-1676

  12. Prayer Towns- areas where Natives can voluntarily go to become “English” through conversion. Praying Indian- John Sassamon tell colonial officials about Metacom’s plan for attack. Before an investigation could occur, Sassamon is found dead. King Phillips War The Cause

  13. Will slow colonists westward march Completely kills the spirit of NE Natives. Down in numbers, dispirited and disbanded, they now only are sporadic threats to NE. King Phillips War- The Effects

  14. NE Confederation- Mass Bay Colony, Plymouth, Conn, and New Haven. Purpose- defend against Natives, French, and Dutch. Each colony gets two votes. Runaway servants and criminals under their jurisdiction Maine and RI left out- Why? Seeds of Colonial Unity

  15. Colonies are used to being self sufficient. Charles II restores order in England. Become more active in colonies. Outraged at Mass. Bay for not following orders. Gets back at Mass Bay. 1. Gave rival Conn. A sea to sea charter 2.Rhode Island gets a charter 3.1684- Bay Colony gets charter revoked. Benign Neglect

  16. Created by Royal Authority First limited to NE, then NY and East/West Jersey Hoped to bolster colonial defense. Dominion of NE 1686

  17. Larger purpose- Enforce Navigation Laws Increased surveillance of NE shipping. Can no longer trade with countries outside the Crown. Colonial smuggling takes off. Dominion of NE

  18. Lead by Edmund Andros Militaristic, supported COE, enforced unpopular navigation laws. Glorious (bloodless) Revolution- William III and Mary II take over. Dominion of NE crumbles, Andros shipped back. Dominion of NE

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