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Exploring Dissent in Puritan Society: Roleplaying Historical Figures

Engage in a roleplay activity where you assume the identities of key figures from Puritan society, including John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and William Penn. Discuss the question: "How should society be run?" and take notes on each character's perspective. Learn about the conflicts surrounding religious dissent and governance in early colonial America by examining the historical context of Puritan beliefs, the Salem Witch Trials, and the struggles of Native Americans. This interactive experience fosters understanding of the role of dissent within a democratic society.

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Exploring Dissent in Puritan Society: Roleplaying Historical Figures

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  1. Do Now • Take a worksheet and answer the question on your sheet.

  2. Roleplay • You are taking on the role of the person you’ve just read about • Take a few minutes to meet some of the other people in Puritan society. • John Winthrop • Roger Williams • Anne Hutchinson • William Penn • As you meet people, take notes on how each character answers the question: • How should society be run?

  3. Puritan “Rebels” • Young, popular minister in Salem. • Condemned MA Bay Charter. • Did not give fair compensation to Indians. • Denied authority of civil govt. to regulate religious behavior. • 1635  found guilty of preaching newe & dangerous opinions and was exiled. Roger Williams

  4. The Bloody Tenant of Persecution… by Roger Williams [1644]

  5. Rhode Island • 1636  Roger Williams fled there. • MA Bay Puritans had wanted to exile him to England to prevent him from founding a competing colony. • Remarkable political freedom in Providence, RI • Universal manhood suffrage  later restricted by a property qualification. • Opposed to special privilege of any kind  freedom of opportunity for all. • RI becomes known as the “Sewer” because it is seen by the Puritans as a dumping ground for unbelievers and religious dissenters  More liberal than any other colony!

  6. Puritan “Rebels” • Intelligent, strong-willed,well-spoken woman. • Threatened patriarchal control. • Antinomianism [direct revelation] • Means “against the law.” • Holy life was no sure sign of salvation. • Truly saved didn’t need to obey the law of either God or man. AnneHutchinson

  7. Anne Hutchinson’s Trial • 1638  she confounded the Puritan leaders for days. • Eventually bragged that she had received her beliefs DIRECTLY from God. • Direct revelation was even more serious than the heresy of antinomianism. WHY?? • Puritan leaders banished her  she & her family traveled to RI and later to NY. • She and all but one member of her family were killed in an Indian attack in Westchester County. • John Winthrop saw God’s hand in this!

  8. William Penn • Leader of Quakers • Belief in ability of people to have direct experiences with God • Equality for women, condemnation of slavery • William Penn- founded Pennsylvania as community for Quakers

  9. Salem Witch Trial • 1692  Two young girls have fits attributed to witchcraft. • Over 150 women and some men arrested. • 19 executed. • Majority of those accused were women.

  10. Essential Understanding What role does dissent play in a democratic society? How do/should gov’ts respond to dissent?

  11. New England Spreads Out

  12. New England Colonies, 1650

  13. Puritans vs. Native Americans • Indians especially weak in New England  epidemics wiped out ¾ of the native popul. • Wampanoags [near Plymouth] befriended the settlers. • Cooperation between the two helped by Squanto. • 1621  Chief Massasoit signedtreaty with the settlers. • Autumn, 1621  both groups celebrated the First Thanksgiving.

  14. The First Thanksgiving? In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving an official US holiday.

  15. The Pequot Wars: 1636-1637 • Pequots  verypowerful tribein CT river valley. • 1637  PequotWar • Whites, withNarragansettIndian allies,attacked Pequotvillage on Mystic River. • Whites set fire to homes & shot fleeing survivors! • Pequot tribe virtually annihilated an uneasy peace lasted for 40 years.

  16. A Pequot VillageDestroyed, 1637

  17. King Philip’s War (1675-1676} • Only hope for Native Americans to resist white settlers was to UNITE. • Metacom [King Philip to white settlers] • Massasoit’s son united Indians and staged coordinated attacks on white settlements throughout New England. • Frontier settlements forced to retreat to Boston.

  18. King Philip’s War (1675-1676} • The war ended in failure for the Indians • Metacom beheaded and drawn and quartered. • His son and wife sold into slavery. • Never a serious threat in New England again!!

  19. Population of the New England Colonies

  20. Population Comparisons:New England v. the Chesapeake

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