LEQ: What was the political, social and economic conditions of the Northern colonies?

The Mayflower Compact http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr8LbFNB00

Puritans Flee religious persecution in England Want to purify Church of England

Puritans vs Pilgrims Puritans- Still a part of the Church of England Pilgrims-Puritans who had separated from the Church of England.

Plymouth Colony Granted land by the Virginia Company Location: harbor south of Boston

“A City upon a hill” More Puritans will move to “New England” Goal was to make $ and provide a refuge for Puritans

Great Migration 1620-1643 20,000 English men and women came to New England.

Let’s See It http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrls7vrFojI

Roger Williams vs. John Winthrop Page 54 of your textbook, read Counterpoints Separation of Church and State Answer the “Analyzing Primary Sources” question.

Politics (early 1700s) Now under direct rule of the king Relied on town government (town hall meetings)

Society- Public Schools 1640s Massachusetts passed laws to set up schools for boys and girls Establishment of Harvard and Yale in the 1700s

Society- Native American Relations Pequot War- colonists and their Native allies attack Pequot Indians King Phillips War- Native Americans attack and destroy colonial towns (colonies fight back).

Economic- Farming Due to soil and weather, most were subsistence farmers

Economic- Natural Resources Timber- a raw material sent to England

Economic- Natural Resources Coastal towns will be centers for shipbuilding

Economic- Natural Resources Fishing (esp. whales)

Economics- Trade

Now Let’s See it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrls7vrFojI