Good morning, Scholars! Grab a map from the back table. In your table of contents: Unit 2 Colonization Jamestown and Roanoke Religion in the Colonies New England Colonies

Religion in the Colonies

Pilgrims –Separatists (wanted to break away from the Church of England) group that wanted to settle as “a distinct body by themselves” – Created the Mayflower Compact -1620

Puritans Wanted to “purify” the Church of England. The church controlled every aspect of life: town meetings, elected representatives, made laws The Great Migration – *1630’s and 1640’s *Came to the new world in hopes of finding a better life

Quakers Believed that all people should live in peace and harmony. Wrote a constitution and established a legislature

New England Colonies

Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Using the atlas, label these colonies on your map.

New England Colonies Geography and Climate –Long, cold winters –Rocky soil, not good for farming. –Positioned on the North Atlantic Coast –Many forests and rivers

New England Colonies Economy (how they made their money) –Used the ocean as a source of food and commerce (trade, economics) Fishing, Whaling, Timber, Shipping, and Trade. –Traded furs –Subsistence farming: small farms where people grew just enough to feed themselves and their families… they did not sell their goods.

Massachusetts Freedom of Religion –Boston had a major port for trade –Pilgrims Mayflower-1620 –Puritans Emigrated to escape religious persecution Established the Massachusetts Bay Colony for a settlement involved in a more “purified” church. Also founded New Hampshire and Connecticut

Massachusetts Body of Liberties First Bill of Rights in North America Only document at the time that gave women rights More freedom than other colonies as long as you held the same religious beliefs as the leaders of the colony.

New Hampshire Founded for Religious Purposes

Rhode Island “Rogue’s Island” Freedom of Religion –Roger Williams First real democrat-believed people had the right to create the government they wanted Separation of church and state –Anne Hutchison Believed that God spoke directly to her and not through the bible as everyone else believed She and her followers were banished from Massachussetts in Crime was holding meeting to discuss sermons and criticized ministers and their teaching. –Both were trying to find a more accepting place to live –The government was separate from church leadership

Connecticut –Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The first written constitution on North American soil. (Not all countries have a written constitution…England doesn’t.) Expanded the idea of representative government Extended voting rights to non-church members Established term limits

Closing Look at the key for the thirteen colonies map. Label the map with the correct symbols for the New England colonies. What is the most important reason for the founding of the New England colonies and how does it effect the United States today?