New England and the Middle Colonies Chapter 2
Massachusetts founded by people escaping religious persecution 1 st group – Pilgrims 2 nd group – Puritans Fights with AI often Economy: 1. Fish 2. Shipbuilding 3. Rum 4. Trading
Massachusetts Pilgrims Plymouth Colony-1620 Pilgrims=Separatists Religious freedom Mayflower Compact – document about self-govt William Bradford Thanksgiving Puritans Massachusetts Bay Colony John Winthrop “city upon a hill” – Boston Theocracy – government dominated by religion Harvard – 1636 – 1 st college in North America
Pilgrims
Puritans
Other New England Colonies Rhode Island – Roger Williams – religious toleration Connecticut – Thomas Hooker – expansion New Hampshire - Puritans
Dissenters in Mass. Bay Col Roger Williams – believed in separation of church and state Kicked out; founded Rhode Island Anne Hutchinson- preached at secret meetings Bible is all one needs Banished to Rhode Island
Dissenters Williams Hutchinson
Salem Witchcraft Trial -when: what: executed 19 suspected witches
Middle Colonies
New York and New Jersey 1664 – captured from Dutch Purpose: connect southern and New England colonies NY – Named after Duke of York NY = New Netherlands; NYC = New Amsterdam NJ – Sir George Carteret & Lord Berkeley Split into East & West Jersey Elizabeth
Pennsylvania and Delaware Founder – William Penn 1680 – Philadelphia( largest city in colonies) Purpose: safe haven for Quakers (pg. 57) “Holy Experiment” – tolerated all religions Most prosperous colony Trading and farming Delaware…. Who cares – it’s Del-a-where?!