Puritans l Separatists l Plymouth Colony l Massachusetts

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Puritans l Separatists l Plymouth Colony l Massachusetts Bay Colony l Joint-Stock Company l

Puritans l Separatists l Plymouth Colony l Massachusetts Bay Colony l Joint-Stock Company l Roger Williams l Anne Hutchinson

Puritans l Set out to purify the Church of England l Thought that it

Puritans l Set out to purify the Church of England l Thought that it was still too connected w/ the Catholic church Some wanted to change from within l Others wanted to break free and start over l

Separatists l Separatists = Pilgrims l Left England founded Plymouth colony in 1620

Separatists l Separatists = Pilgrims l Left England founded Plymouth colony in 1620

Mass. Bay Colony John Winthrop and investors created a jointstock company l New explorations

Mass. Bay Colony John Winthrop and investors created a jointstock company l New explorations were not funded by the state l l Funded by investors Investors would yield the profit of any money made by the colony Had to obtain a charter from the controlling government l Gave some of the profit to the gov’t

Mass. Bay Colony l Capital was Boston l Eventually encompassed Plymouth as well l

Mass. Bay Colony l Capital was Boston l Eventually encompassed Plymouth as well l Created a system of self government l Theocracy l Gov’t based on religion

Puritan Beliefs l Human Beings are inherently evil and so must struggle to overcome

Puritan Beliefs l Human Beings are inherently evil and so must struggle to overcome their sinful nature l Personal salvation depends solely on the grace of God and not individual effort l The Bible is the supreme authority on earth

Dissenters l Roger Williams “Forced religion stinks in the nostrils of God” l Demanded

Dissenters l Roger Williams “Forced religion stinks in the nostrils of God” l Demanded that the gov’t pay the N. A. for land taken from them l Believed that gov’t had no right to punish people for their religious beliefs l l Was to be arrested l Fled and founded Providence l Separated Church and State

Dissenters l Anne Hutchinson Believed that in order to have a relationship with God,

Dissenters l Anne Hutchinson Believed that in order to have a relationship with God, people did not need the church or ministers to interpret the Bible for them l Exiled to New Netherland (New York) l