New England Colonies

Puritans Wanted to “purify” the Church of England Followed the ideas of John Calvin Come from a variety of social classes (most middle- class) Followed a strict code of laws

Puritans Thou shalt not miss church and community meetings Thou shalt work hard Thou shalt worship a strict and Christian God Thou shalt put the Lord first in my life and obey his words Thou shalt live by the 10 commandments Thou shall not dress in bright colors or dance in a wicked manner Thou shalt not perform witchery nor conjure the devil Thou shalt not have any opinions or beliefs not held by the entire community Thou shalt build a home simply Thou whom shall disobey will be banished Puritans

Pilgrims Known as Separatists (Puritans that wanted a NEW church) Sailed on the “Mayflower” Founded Plymouth Colony

Mayflower Compact 100 Pilgrims made an agreement to form a government and obey its laws.

Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded 1630 by John Winthrop Established a Republic (elect their governor, deputy governor, and assembly)

New England was largely Puritan Thou shalt not perform witchery nor conjure the devil Thou shall not dress in bright colors or dance in a wicked manner Thou shalt not miss church and community meetings Thou whom shall disobey will be banished Thou shalt live by the 10 commandments Thou shalt worship a strict and Christian God Thou shalt work hard Thou shalt not have any opinions or beliefs not held by the entire community Thou shalt build a home simply Thou shalt put the Lord first in my life and obey his words

No toleration for other religions No choices Church and State were the same

Roger Williams Believed settlers should buy the land from the Natives. Banished by the court Moves to Rhode Island and creates Providence in 1636.

Anne Hutchinson She preached in public about God. Massachusetts leaders didn’t like that. They banish her and she moves to Rhode Island.

Witchcraft Trials Whenever cattle or children were sick, they blamed it on witchcraft Massachusetts set out to identify, prosecute, and neutralize them. Most popular was at Salem - 19 suspected Stopped when governor’s wife was accused

PEQUOT WAR

Pequot War Pequot and Puritan relations were uneasy. Both groups wanted control of the fur trade Puritans accused Pequot of killing an English trader Puritans attacked Pequots. Pequots raided Puritan village Puritans burned a Pequot village of mostly women and children.

Praying Towns Puritans wanted to have Natives act like Englishmen Watched closely by missionaries. Create gender roles

Indian groups rebelled against the English. King Philip’s War Indian groups rebelled against the English. Why would they rebel? Natives lost land,crops,hunting grounds