The New England Colonies Chapter 3 Lesson 2

The New England Colonies Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Essential Question: How did geography, religion, and government affect how people lived in the English colonies?

The NE Colonies • Massachusetts Bay Colony • Plymouth • Connecticut • Rhode Island • New Hampshire

Home Learning: Define Vocabulary, Chapter 3, Lesson 2 If you fail to complete the index cards you will get 10 points off your Ch. 3. 2 Quiz. • • • dissent persecute Tolerance Puritans (in in the reading) Separatists (find in the reading)

Seeking Religious Freedom in America England was a _____ country since ____. Its church was called _______. Wanted to reform the Anglican Church. __________ Wanted to break away from the Anglican Church and form their own churches. __________

The Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) • Next wave of colonies were founded for religious freedom • Protestant Reformation—not everyone in England wanted to be Protestant, some people dissented (disagree with a belief). • Pilgrims were Protestant, but they wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican Church)—separatists • Pilgrims were persecuted because of their beliefs in England —so many left England for America.

Pilgrims Seek Religious Freedom • They got permission to establish their own colony in Virginia. • September 1620 – Over 100 men, women, and children board the Mayflower and head to North America. • They land on the shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Where is Plymouth, Mass. ?

• The Pilgrims set up an agreement called the Mayflower Compact. • In it, they agreed to ask each other about the laws they would create and enforce, and they promised to work together. • First democratic document ever written in the USA. The Mayflower Compact

DBQs: The Mayflower Compact • Read the abridged version of the Mayflower Compact • Answer each question accordingly

The First Thanksgiving • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=01 QJ 80 ziw. Oc

Classwork: New England Colonies Part III: As a Group v 2 STUDENTS: v Put the map together v Color the four New England Colonies v Identify the Plymouth colony (label it) v Write down the main towns on the map. v 2 -3 STUDENTS: v Create a Map Key with the following information: • Main Town q Religious Groups (Identify two religious groups today) q q _________ q Economy q MAKE A SYMBOL FOR ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES (TOTAL of 10 Symbols) **Also make “small pieces” of the economic symbols to be glued on map.

Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630) • Founded by Puritans who traveled to America to put their religious beliefs into practice. – Puritans—wanted to “reform” Anglican Church (Protestant). • Leader was John Winthrop. • Settled in Boston. • Representative Government: Town Meeting • Puritans were not tolerant of people who did not follow their strict Puritan beliefs. • This lack of tolerance led people to form new colonies.

Connecticut (1636) • Founded by a minister Thomas Hooker. • He did not like the intolerance of the Puritans and formed a colony • Settled in the Connecticut River Valley, formed town of Hartford. • Democratic Government – Town Meeting – Fundamental Orders of Connecticut —the USA’s first written constitution!

Rhode Island (1644) • Forced out of Massachusetts, Roger Williams (minister) felt that government should not force people to worship a certain way—founded Rhode Island. • The colony known for religious tolerance. • Main town is Providence • Town Meeting (government)

In the mid-1600 s, John Winthrop’s words condemned Anne Hutchinson. “She was a woman of haughty and fierce carriage, a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a man. ”—by John Winthrop (Massachusetts Bay Colony)

New Hampshire (1638) • John Wheelwright led a group of dissenters founded New Hampshire • They were also escaping religious persecution in Massachusetts. • Main town will be Exeter. • Representative Government

Native Americans: Help & Conflict • Native Americans help settlers, but conflict arose. – Problems over land • King’s Phillip War – First war between Natives and settlers, lasts 14 months – It destroyed Native American power in New England, as the colonists won. – Colonial settlement expanded https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=jx. Vv. D-0 Jwjs

Activity: Relationship between Native Americans and Colonists • Use the Diagram to describe examples of cooperation and conflict between Native Americans and English colonists (pg. 70 -74)

Review Questions Answer the following in complete sentences: Chapter 3, Lesson 2. (pg. 70 -74) 1. Why did conflict begin to develop between the Native Americans and the English colonists? 2. How long did King Philip's War last? 3. What was the outcome (win/lose) of King Phillip’s War? 4. What was the larger result (consequence) of the King Phillip's War?