The Establishment of New England
Puritans Protestants in England were unsatisfied with the _________________________________________ ________– wanted to purify, or reform, the church - they were persecuted for their beliefs Left England to begin _______________________ _________________________________________
New Beginnings Landed in present day Massachusetts and founded ___ __________________________ The Puritans formed a “covenant community” (agreement with God) that was based on religious laws – _____ ______________________________________________________________________________ Practiced a form of _________ ____________________________________________________
Massachusetts Bay Colony The Puritans were led by a man named ____________ ______________________of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for 12 years He helped institute a government and lifestyle that was deeply conservative and religious ________________________________________________________________________