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Warm Up (Silently being completed at the bell). Complete the True/False section of the handout “The Seventeenth Century Family”. Religious Conflict Breaks. “Predestination” P eople are sinful . “ Protestant Work Ethic .” Did not like the Church of England 2 Groups Puritans / Pilgrams.
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Warm Up (Silently being completed at the bell) Complete the True/False section of the handout “The Seventeenth Century Family”
Religious Conflict Breaks • “Predestination” • People are sinful. • “Protestant Work Ethic.” • Did not like the Church of England • 2 GroupsPuritans/Pilgrams
The Puritans vs. the Pilgrims • Puritans wanted to reform (“purify”) Church of England. • Pilgrims were Separatists. • Wanted to break from Church of England • King James I forced Separatists out.
The Pilgrims End Their Pilgrimage at Plymouth • First moved to Holland • Wanted a place with English traditions and freedom of Religion • Worked with Virginia Company; set sail on the Mayflower. • Originally to Virginia, but arrived in New England (1620)
Life for the Pilgrims • Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact • First form of self-government in New England. • 1st Winter: 44 out of the 102 were still alive. • William Bradford elected Gov. [30 yrs] • 1691merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The Bay Colony: Bible Commonwealth • Puritans given a royal charter in 1629 Became Massachusetts Bay Colony. • Charter brought to Americaserved as a constitution. • 11,000 Puritans • John Winthrop, was elected for 19 years.
Early Democracy in the Bay • Franchise (right to vote) quickly given to “freemen.” • Freemen were adult men who were members of the congregation (Congregational Church). • Non-church member men, and ALL women, excluding from voting. • Belief that the common man was not able to vote wisely. • Wanted to merge church and state
Dissent in the Bay • Anne Hutchinson: challenged predestination. • Trial 1638, claimed to receive revelations from God • BanishedRhodeIsland (ref to as the “Sewer Colony” chartered 1644) • Killed by Indians
Dissent in the Bay (Cont.) • Roger Williams • Questioning the Bay Colony charter’s legality. • Questioning dealings with the Indians. • Questioning whether the church could run people’s lives and the government. • 1635: banished for “new & dangerous opinions.”
New England Spreads Out • New colony founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1635. • Reverend Thomas Hooker quickly led a group into Connecticut. • Motivation is farming • 1639, Connecticut settlers drew up the “Fundamental Orders”
Conflicts with the Native Americas • In 1637, relations deteriorated when the Pequot War erupted. • More and more English settlers moved in. • War broke out when whites wiped out a Pequot • The Pequots were nearly wiped out as a tribe. White—Indians relations had turned for the worse and would largely stay that way.
King Philip’s War • In 1675,Metacom (called King Philip) attempted to unite local Indian tribes. • Metacomattacked English villages, usually on the frontier. • Lasted two years • Beheaded
Seeds of Colonial Unity and Independence • 1643: New England Confederation was set up. • It consisted of 4 colonies and held the main goal of defense. • The colonies were Puritan only • The confederation was weak but a large step toward American unity.
Andros Promotes the First American Revolution • 1686, Dominion of New England created • to strengthen colonial defense against the Indians • to regain control by England over America by enforcing the Navigation Acts. • The Navigation Acts limited American trade to with the British Empire exclusively. • Resultant, smuggling flourished. • Sir Edmund Andros headed the Dominion. • He established headquarters in the “trouble-area” of Boston. • He was openly associated with the Church of England
Elimination of the Dominion • Massachusetts gained a new charter • With the new charter, all male property owners could vote, not church members exclusively. • This was a step for democracy, but a step backward for the “Bible Commonwealth.”