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3.2 New England Colonies

3.2 New England Colonies. How did they get started?. With the . Why did the Pilgrims come here?. They didn’t want to be part of the Church of England (also known as Anglican). King James hunted them down so they left and came to America on the. How did they get to Massachusetts?.

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3.2 New England Colonies

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  1. 3.2 New England Colonies

  2. How did they get started? • With the

  3. Why did the Pilgrims come here? • They didn’t want to be part of the Church of England (also known as Anglican). • King James hunted them down so they left and came to America on the

  4. How did they get to Massachusetts? • They were headed to an area just north of Jamestown, but were blown off course. • Because of not being where they were supposed to land, they were outside the boundary of rules for their charter so they wrote the

  5. What happens during the first year? • Half of them died the first winter. • Native Americans helped them by showing them how to plant crops using fish for fertilizer. • (Notice, the Pilgrims were not asking the Native Americans to feed them. They were asking for help so that they could feed themselves.) • After the first successful harvest, they partied together to celebrate their friendship: Thanksgiving!!

  6. Another religious group comes to America • The Puritans were also being hounded by the King of England and so they decided to come to America in 1630. • They are the second group to immigrate for religious reasons.

  7. Massachusetts Bay Colony • By 1630 it was much safer to make the crossing and people knew better how to prepare for life in the New World. • Thousands of Puritans came during this time • This was known as the Great

  8. What was the New England Way? • Each congregation of Puritans set up their own town with their church at the center. • It was illegal to not attend • Going to church and hard work was the most important thing to these people. • It made the New England colonies very successful.

  9. Some disagree with the Puritans and leave: • Roger Williams leaves to found Rhode Island. • Anne Hutchinson was forced to leave and she went to Rhode Island too. • Thomas Hooker took his congregation and founded Connecticut. • They wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut which expanded voting rights.

  10. Yes, there really were • But they didn’t fly around on broomsticks and cast magic spells. In fact, they were really just pesty old women. The young girls in the village had found a way to be left alone. But this was serious. At least 20 people were tried, found guilty and executed for being “witches.”

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