Integrity Doing the right thing at the right time even when no one is looking.

Chapter 3 Colonial America

Section 1: Early English Settlements Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island, 1585 Returned Home Under Raleigh, sent White to try to settle again White returned to England for supplies When returned, colony was gone. England was a failure to settle North America. The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Settled by the Virginia Company Economic prosperity Settled in Chesapeake Bay Name Jamestown in honor of King. John Smith saves the colony by making all work Tobacco saves Jamestown Jamestown Settlement; 1607

Jamestown’s Representative Government Magna Carta history Right to create local laws for community

Slavery in America First Africans Brought over to be servants by Dutch starting in 1619 Originally given freedom after set amount time served 1661: Need for workers brought the institution of slavery.

Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire New Jersey New England Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire New Jersey

Protestant Reformation Christian Faith Catholic-Religion Martin Luther protest Catholic church People break away from Catholic church and form new church

Pilgrims Separatists Wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican) and start new church 1620 left for the New World Settled in Plymouth Mayflower Compact: promised to obey English Law.

Mayflower Compact Formal Formal document signed by Mayflower passengers Promised to obey English law Promised their loyalty to the King

Puritans 1630 Protestants that wanted to reform the Anglican Church Wanted to Purify the church Hated by English Anglicans Persecuted for their beliefs Settled in and around Boston (Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Native Americans Pilgrims suffer and many die from hunger and disease. Indians helped by teaching Pilgrims to plant corn, beans, pumpkins. Indians showed Pilgrims how to hunt and fish

1628: Puritans Puritans wanted to change the church Persecuted in England Wanted to create a new society in America Royal Charter from England Leader: John Winthrope Settled in what is today Boston area Little tolerance of other religions. Poor farming: rocky soil Massachusetts Bay Company: Puritans

Connecticut Settled in 1636 Leader: Thomas Hooker Wanted to separate from Puritans because did not like their government. Better farming area First written constitution in America: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Rhode Island settled by Roger Williams in 1644 Roger Williams, a minister He believed church and state should be separate and that it was wrong for colonist to take Native American land Banished from Massachusetts Allowed Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance What does this mean?

Anne Hutchinson A Puritan woman that questioned the church and ministers teaching Banished Went to Rhode Island

Conflict with Colonist As population of colonist increased, land was taken away from Native Americans Population of Native Americans decreased by 90% in New England after 75 years By 1637, Indian wars occurred (King Phillip war, 1670’s) Indians lost more land. Native Americans

Puritan Influence Decline By 1670’s the new generation of New Englanders lost some of their parent’s religious fervor Focus now on building and farming new land Money was now the focus over religion. Eventually Puritan beliefs lead to the Salem Witch trails.