New England Colonies

1. New England Colonies English Colonists Traveled to New England to gain religious freedom

2. Key Terms Puritans Pilgrims Immigrants Mayflower Compact Key People Tisquantum John Winthrop Ann Hutchinson Key Terms and Key People

3. April Showers Bring… • Puritans Start a crusade to PURIFY the Anglican Church Meanwhile… • The Pilgrims become one of the first Separatist Groups to escape the Religious Persecution of England • The Pilgrims become immigrants leaving England for Holland and then North America • Over 100 men women and children would leave For North America on the Mayflower

4. Bring Mayflowers • The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact to establish basic laws, self government, and Majority rule • As the Pilgrims try to establish Plymouth, over half the pilgrims die the first winter • Through the help of Native Americans like Samoset and Tisquantum the pilgrims learned how to better farm the land • The cooperation between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians would become Known as the First Thanksgiving

5. Teamwork makes the Dream Work • Pilgrims struggled to farm fish and hunt for fur due to the land restrictions • Families made New England Stronger as settlers learned to read and write and used religion to guide their communities • Women, Men and Children all did jobs to help make England a success • Women would contribute to the Pilgrim society and would gain more rights than they did in England

6. Puritan At Heart • Another Separatist group, the Puritans, leave England for North America to escape the Church of England • During the Great Migration 40,000 Puritans come to New England • Puritans, Under John Winthrop, came to New England well prepared and thrived • Puritans would set up a Commonwealth where people worked for the good of the group

7. The FUN of Government • Commonwealths In New England had to obey English Laws but would be run by congregations in town meetings and choose the general court and governor • The Government would be an example of Self Government as each congregation would send representatives to the TWO house government • The Government of the Puritans was religious based but non church members could join the government under the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

8. The Rhode to Religious Freedom • Roger Williams opposed the Church’s power in the Government and the taking of native American lands and sets up Rhode Island • Anne Hutchinson was also forced to leave Massachusetts for challenging the concept of priests and leaves for Rhode Island • In Salem, the dangers of a Church Controlled government spotlighted how innocent people could die in the name of Religion

9. Big Losses • Harsh Winters and rocky soil led to less farming and less slaves in New England • Trade would become more powerful in New England as merchants set up shops to sell goods • Fishing and Whaling become HUGE industries in New England as we begin to “Farm the Sea” • To Accommodate the need for Fishing Boats, Shipbuilding became a staple of the New England Economy

10. You’re Fired • Skilled Craftspeople became important to the New England Economy • Apprentices would work with their master craftsperson until they were ready to start their career on their own • Apprentices would become journeymen and finally master craftspeople

11. We Don’t need no education • Education becomes more important as families want their children to learn the Bible • While most children stopped their education after the Second Grade New Englanders were most likely to move on to higher education • Colleges like Harvard and William and Mary were founded to improve education in the colonies • By the 1700’s, over 70% of the New England Population could read and write

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