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New England Colonies. New England Colonies. Colonial life here is almost polar opposite than in the South. Who settled & why?. Pilgrims!. Wanted to ESCAPE the Church of England (Anglican Church) More tolerant of religious differences Men brought their wives & children. Formed close
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New England Colonies • Colonial life here is almost polar opposite than in the South
Who settled & why? • Pilgrims! Wanted to ESCAPE the Church of England (Anglican Church) More tolerant of religious differences Men brought their wives & children. Formed close communities • Puritans Wanted to PURIFY the Church of England (Anglican Church) Stricter when it came to Christianity “pure-itan” Families came over together. Formed close communities
What happened when they arrived? • Climate? Coo0o0oolddd. How did this affect everything else? • Weather could not sustain large plantations • Extremely cold winters • Native Americans Willingly accepted help from Native Americans Learned farming and fishing techniques Traded manufactured goods for furs & farming hints
New England Colonies • Why did the Pilgrims & Puritans have the first “Thanksgiving” and not the Southern Colonies? Pilgrims/Puritans colonized knowing the hard work they’d have to complete New England colonies had many people who were skilled in trades: • Fishing • Growing • Building homes/ships • Cutting down trees
New England Colonies What made them different than the Southern Colonies? + Education! Government!
Education New England colonies had America’s FIRST public schools Why did New Englanders have schooling and not Southerners? Pilgrims/Puritans wanted their children to read the ________. Both boys & girls learned to read …BUT… Boys could go to grammar school and then to college & girls could not
Government • The Southern colonies were royal colonies • What does this mean? • Founders/leaders are appointed by the King • The elite ruled the colony who reported back to • New England colonies were also royal colonies • …BUT… • They governed their people differently than the South
Government • Church leaders were also Government leaders • Why? Everyone went to church! • Mayflower Compact • Attempt at self-government (first in colonies) • Legal contract that protected the general good • (did not matter how much money one had) • set in motion our democratic government
Government How was their form of government different than ours today? Separation of _______________ & ________________.
Salem Witch Trials What happens when a government can intrude on individual liberties?
Salem Witch Trials • People were wrongly accused, often by their neighbors, of being a witch • The accused would be tried based on mere here say & oftentimes would be imprisoned or executed without reliable evidence Hundreds were killed over this religious hysteria & government meddling Realized that trials must be based on valid evidence