Click the mouse button to display the information. The Pilgrims Found Plymouth Colony Some Puritans, called Separatists, broke away from the Anglican Church to start their own congregations.  The king viewed the act as a challenge to his authority and imprisoned them.  In 1608 one group of Separatists, who became known as Pilgrims, fled to Holland.  Unhappy there, they decided to immigrate to America.

The Pilgrims set sail for America on the Mayflower in 1620 and settled in Plymouth. The Pilgrims Found Plymouth Colony (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

Under the leadership of William Bradford, the Pilgrims began constructing homes immediately after their arrival.  However, a plague swept through the colony, killing many settlers.  The remaining settlers survived in large part because of the assistance of a Native American named Squanto, who taught them how to use the environment to meet their needs. The Pilgrims Found Plymouth Colony (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

Why did the Pilgrims immigrate to America? They wanted to escape persecution by the English king for their religious beliefs. Click the mouse button to display the answer. The Pilgrims Found Plymouth Colony (cont.)

The Puritans Found Massachusetts Click the mouse button to display the information. Many Puritans stayed within the Anglican Church and worked for reform.  Like the Separatists, these Puritans were also persecuted, and many were willing to leave England.

A depression in England’s wool industry caused high unemployment, particularly among Puritans.  John Winthrop and other wealthy Puritans held stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company, which had received a charter from King Charles to establish a colony in New England. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

Winthrop used the charter to start a colony as a refuge for Puritans.  In 1630 about 900 Puritans set sail for America and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

As conditions in England worsened, increasing numbers of people left England in what was later called the Great Migration.  By 1643 New England included about 20,000 settlers. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

In Massachusetts, a General Court made the laws and elected the colony’s governor.  The General Court was made up of “freemen”–the people who owned stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company.  Eventually the General Court became a representative assembly. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

The government of Massachusetts required all colonists to attend church, collected taxes to support it, and regulated people’s moral behavior.  The government was intolerant towards differences in religious beliefs.  Heretics, those whose religious beliefs differed from the majority, were considered a threat to the community. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

Why were many Puritans in the early 1600s willing to leave England for America? They wanted to escape religious persecution and economic hardships. Click the mouse button to display the answer. The Puritans Found Massachusetts (cont.)

The Founding of Rhode Island Click the mouse button to display the information. In 1635 the General Court banned him from the colony.  Williams headed south, where he founded the town of Providence.  The government there had no authority in religious matters, and religious differences were tolerated. Roger Williams, a strict Separatist, challenged Puritan authority in Massachusetts. 

Anne Hutchinson was declared a heretic and banished from Massachusetts for her challenge of Puritan practices.  She and her followers also headed south and founded the town of Portsmouth. Click the mouse button to display the information. The Founding of Rhode Island (cont.)

Other Puritans were also banished from Massachusetts.  They founded the towns of Newport and Warwick.  These two towns joined Providence and Portsmouth to become the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.  The colony’s charter included religious freedom. Click the mouse button to display the information. The Founding of Rhode Island (cont.)

Why did the General Court in Massachusetts banish several of its colonists? The court banished people who challenged the beliefs and practices of the Puritan church. Click the mouse button to display the answer. The Founding of Rhode Island (cont.)

The River Towns of Connecticut Click the mouse button to display the information. Reverend Thomas Hooker opposed the Massachusetts government’s policy of allowing only church members to vote.  He and his followers left Massachusetts and founded the town of Hartford, in the Connecticut River valley.  Hartford and two other towns in the region joined together to create their own General Court.

They adopted a constitution known as the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut–a constitution that allowed all adult men, not just church members, to vote and serve in government. The River Towns of Connecticut (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

After two Massachusetts traders were killed in Pequot territory, a war between the colonists and Pequot developed.  Hundreds of Pequot died. Click the mouse button to display the information. The River Towns of Connecticut (cont.)

What disagreement did Thomas Hooker have with the Massachusetts government? He believed that everyone, not just church members, should be allowed to vote. Click the mouse button to display the answer. The River Towns of Connecticut (cont.)

New Hampshire and Maine Click the mouse button to display the information. Some Puritans who challenged Puritan authority in Massachusetts moved north of the colony.  Much of the territory north of Massachusetts had been granted to two men.  One claimed the southern part, named New Hampshire, and the other claimed the northern part, named Maine.

New Hampshire eventually became a royal colony, but Massachusetts bought back Maine, which remained part of Massachusetts until New Hampshire and Maine (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

What colonies did Puritans start north of Massachusetts? The Puritans started New Hampshire and Maine. Click the mouse button to display the answer. New Hampshire and Maine (cont.)

King Phillip’s War The colonial governments’ demand that Native Americans follow English law angered the Native Americans, who believed that the English were trying to destroy their culture. Click the mouse button to display the information.

In 1675 the Plymouth colony tried and executed three Wampanoag for a murder, which led to attacks by the Native Americans against the colonists.  The attacks marked the beginning of King Philip’s War.  The Wampanoag’s defeat by the colonists in 1678 was a turning point.  After the war few Native Americans were left in New England. King Phillip’s War (cont.) Click the mouse button to display the information.

What event led to King Philip’s War? The trial and execution of three Wampanoag led to King Phillip’s War, which led to attacks by the Native Americans against the colonists. Click the mouse button to display the answer. King Phillip’s War (cont.)