Puritans Settle New England

Jump Start Get in your Mayflower Compact groups from yesterday. If you worked alone you will remain alone. Each group needs one piece on computer paper from the front table. Write your laws neatly on the paper and then wait for my instructions. Thanks!

Puritans Beliefs: Wanted to reform (purify) the Church of England Unlike the Pilgrims (Separatists), they DID NOT want to separate Thought their mission was to create a model society committed to the proper worship of God Did not like church rituals and authority structures wanted to be a commonwealth: a community in which people work together for the common good

The Great Migration Got charter from Massachusetts Bay Company New joint stock company that Puritans invested in Puritan families left for the Americas by the thousands About 20,000 crossed the Atlantic 1630  1,000 people set off in 11 well-stocked ships Were well prepared; did not have a starving time Boston eventually became its capital city

Jump Start What is a commonwealth? What did the Puritans use for self-government? How was the Puritans’ first year different from Jamestown or the Pilgrims first year?

The Commonwealth Main group was the congregation Each town had its own congregation Town meeting = self government Only males could vote and hold office Had to attend church…it was LAW! Emphasized responsibility, godliness, hard work, and honesty Strong work ethic lead to success for the Puritans

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Thomas Hooker led 3 Puritan congregations to the Connecticut Valley Founded Connecticut in 1637 Created the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Created a government like the one in Massachusetts BUT voting was not limited to just church members Limited the power of the governor Expanded representative government in the colonies by allowing more people to vote

Puritan “Rebels”- Roger Williams Minister in Salem, MA. Condemned Massachusetts Did not give fair compensation($) to Indians Took land by force Opposed forced church attendance 1635  found guilty of preaching new & dangerous opinions and was exiled (kicked out) Founded Rhode Island the next year Roger Williams

Rhode Island 1636  Roger Williams arrived Known as the “Sewer” Puritans wanted to exile him to England to prevent him from founding a competing colony. Political freedom in Rhode Island Universal manhood suffrage Opposed to special privilege of any kind Known as the “Sewer” Seen as dumping ground for religious dissenters by Puritans More liberal than any other colony!

Puritan “Rebels”- Anne Hutchinson Intelligent, strong-willed Threatened patriarchal control. Antinomialism (direct revelation) Believed a person could worship without help of a church, minister, or bible Preached secretly in her home Forced to leave Massachusetts Moved to Rhode Island Anne Hutchinson

Population of the New England Colonies