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New England Colonies

New England Colonies. Religious tension in England after Protestant Reformation Puritans- protestants who wanted to purify and reform the Anglican Church . Thought bishops and priests had to much power. Pilgrims & Puritans.

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New England Colonies

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  1. New England Colonies

  2. Religious tension in England after Protestant Reformation • Puritans- protestants who wanted to purify and reform the Anglican Church. • Thought bishops and priests had to much power Pilgrims & Puritans

  3. Separatists- were Protestants who cut all ties with Anglican Church. Formed their own churches. How do you think the Anglican Church responded? • Pilgrims-separatist who left England went to Netherlands. To escape persecution. Happy, but didn’t like children loosing English culture- so load up and come to America. English Protestants

  4. Formed a Joint-Stock company with some merchants- left on September 16, 1620, on the Mayflower, to come to America. • Over 100 Women, Children, and Men, not all Pilgrims, but most were, and led by Pilgrim William Bradford. • Granted permission to settle in Virginia Pilgrims

  5. Rough- 2 months- bad weather- blew ship off course. Sighted land- they were far North of Virginia. • New that they would be out of authority of Virginia, so needed a plan for government and authority. The Journey

  6. Mayflower Compact- legal contract drawn up on the ship, to have a plan of self-rule of their colony. 1st self-governing of the colonies • Signed by 41 male passengers on board. • Landed at a place called Plymouth Rock, in present day Massachusetts. • Over half of the Pilgrims died the first year Landing

  7. Plymouth colony was struggling, and got a little help! • Patuxet Indian-Squanto- taught the pilgrims to fertilize the soil with fish remains. • He also introduced them to other local Indian groups. They helped each other. After the first big harvest they celebrated by having a feast. Killed wild turkeys. (Thanksgiving) Pilgrims and Native Americans

  8. Most became farmers- however farmland was not great. Fishing was not great either in the area. • Not a very successful economic colony. • Family based compared to Jamestown: Religion, Education, health care, everyone helped everyone survive. Common Good. Pilgrim Community

  9. Women-cooked, spun an wove wool, sewed clothing. Made soap, butter, carried water, dried fruit, and cared for the livestock. • More rights than women in England: they could make contracts, take cases to court, and widows could own property. Women in Plymouth

  10. Puritans- disagreed with the church, and were not allowed to criticize it. This along with economic bad times led to a Great Migration of people from England to American and Caribbean colonies. From 1629-1640 • 40,000 people left. The Great Migration

  11. 1630- left England-to seek religious freedom • Led by John Winthrop • Believed they had made a promise to God to build and create an ideal Christian Community. Plymouth Bay Colony

  12. Well Prepared • Brought tools, livestock • Traded and got along well with Native Americans. • Colony did well, not a lot of deaths Massachusetts Bay Colony

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