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Explore the Puritan origins, settlement in Massachusetts Bay Colony, conflicts like the Pequot War, and dissent by figures such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson. Learn about the development of a 'New England' society. Witness the interactions with Native Americans and the impact of colonial expansion. Discover the creation of middle colonies through Dutch colonization, the establishment of Pennsylvania by Quakers under William Penn, and the formation of other colonies like Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.
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What you will learn in this section • Puritans were and where they lived • Massachusetts Bay Colony • Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson • Pequot War • Metacom
Puritans Create a “New England” • Puritans emigrated to create a new society • John Winthrop was 1st governor and called it… • Puritanism had origins in… • King Henry VIII broke with Catholics and Elizabeth I formed Anglican Church • Puritans thought church to much like Catholic • Puritans thought… • Some Puritans wanted to stay and others go • Separatists— • Plymouth Colony—
Massachusetts Bay Company • Other Puritans discouraged by church • Winthrop led others to America • 1629 Winthrop obtained royal charter for enterprise • Transferred headquarters to New England • Sept. 1630, took Arbella and est. Mass. Bay Colony • Boston was capital • 1000 people arrived in 1st year • Plymouth Colony became part of it
“City Upon A Hill” • No effort to create a democracy • Right to vote for stockholders as well as… • Voted for… • Government and Puritan Church was close • Sins included… • Puritans came as families • Children could be placed in… • Married couples that fought…
Dissent in the Puritan Community • Roger Williams was an extreme Separatist • Two controversies… • General Court ordered him arrested and returned to England • 1636 he fled, bought land from Narragansett and set up Providence (RI) • Guaranteed separation of church and state
Anne Hutchinson • Banished by Puritan leaders • Had Bible readings at home • Needed neither church nor ministers to interpret • 1638 went to Rhode Island then New York
Natives Resist Colonial Expansion • New Hampshire and Connecticut created • Natives became worried! • For every acre a farmer needed… • Natives said no one owned land • Agreed to share for… • Europeans saw it as… • CT 1637, Pequot War • Who won?
King Philip’s War • Metacom did not like English rules • Created an alliance with other tribes • 1675 Attack the Puritans • Who won? • What happened to Metacom? • How many died?
What you will learn in this section • The Dutch and New Netherland • Quakers • William Penn • Relations with the Natives
Dutch Found New Netherland • 1609, Hudson sailed up Hudson River • 1621 Dutch West India would colonize New Netherland (fur trade) • New Amsterdam capital 1625 • 1655 took over New Sweden
A Diverse Colony • Didn’t attract many people • Opened door to… • Friendlier to Natives • Wanted to trade for furs • “Dutch Wedge” • 1664 Charles II told brother James to drive out Dutch • Peter Stuyvesant surrendered • Renamed New York and the Duke gave two friends…
The Quakers Settle Pennsylvania • William Penn • Quakers— • “Holy Experiment” • Every adult male got 50 acres of land and a vote • “City of Brotherly Love” • Constitution… • Wanted to treat Natives fairly, set up a court
Thriving Colony • Needed settlers • Thousands of Germans • Penn only in Pennsylvania… • His vision faded… • 1632 George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) & son created Maryland • Lord Baltimore obtained religious toleration law from assembly and became famous… • 1663 North and South Carolina • 1732, James Ogelthorpe created Georgia
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