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Intro .2

Intro .2. NEW ENGLAND. COLONIES . MR LANGHORST. JOHN WINTHROP Puritan leader Said everyone must work together for success. MAYFLOWER VOYAGE DISSENTERS – they disagreed with England’s official chruch. SEPARATISITS – also disagreed, they were persecuted and mistreated by King James.

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Intro .2

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  1. Intro .2 NEW ENGLAND COLONIES MR LANGHORST

  2. JOHN WINTHROP Puritan leader Said everyone must work together for success

  3. MAYFLOWER VOYAGE DISSENTERS – they disagreed with England’s official chruch

  4. SEPARATISITS – also disagreed, they were persecuted and mistreated by King James

  5. Escaped to Holland, a country known for its tolerance Later leave Holland for America

  6. Since they traveled for religious freedom, they were called PILGRIMS

  7. MAYFLOWER COMPACT Agreement signed by pilgrims Established the practice of self-government and majority rule

  8. PLYMOUTH Near Cape Cod, Massachusetts

  9. Almost half died during first winter – “The Starving Time”

  10. Native Americans saved them as they shared with them hints for living from the land

  11. First Thanksgiving

  12. PURITANS People that wanted to reform or “purify” the Church of England

  13. GREAT MIGRATION Puritans founded the city of Boston

  14. Between 1630 and 1640 more than 20,000 settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean

  15. CONGREGATIONS A group of people who belong to the same church

  16. 3 Core Puritan Values 1) Hard Work

  17. 3 Core Puritan Values 2) Education

  18. 3 Core Puritan Values 3) Representative Government

  19. ROGER WILLIAMS Wanted four major changes 1) Colonists had no right to take Natives’ land

  20. No one should be forced to attend church No imposing religious beliefs

  21. Separation of church and state

  22. Roger Williams was banished for his ideas Left and started Rhode Island

  23. ANNE HUTCHINSON Questioned church leaders and also fled She left for New Hampshire

  24. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT Conservatives moved to Connecticut Wrote laws that expanded voting rights

  25. QUAKERS Women are viewed as equal in the church

  26. Puritan ministers were obstacles to the direct experience of God

  27. New England settlers Highly skilled and educated Middle level of society Most were very religious

  28. MAJOR QUESTION Should each colony have one, dominant, or “established” church that is funded by taxpayers?

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