New England Colonies 10/21/14
Bell Ringer New England Colonies: Area north of the middle colonies, settled by Puritans from England. Then, take out your note sheet from yesterday & turn in homework
Review Who settled the Southern colonies? What type of religions were present in the Middle colonies?
Religion New England was settled by Puritans- radical Protestants- from England “saved” if they prayed, lead moral lives
Religion Puritans came from all social classes- mostly middle class Had to leave England because of religious persecution BUT they were not tolerant of religions themselves
Massachusetts 1620 Puritans came over on the Mayflower Plymouth Colony was settled Mayflower Compact- form a government and obey law
Massachusetts John Winthrop helped to settle Government was radical- men elected governor and assemblies
Salem Witch Trials Persecuted witches for “evil magic” Salem, Massachusetts: tried and convicted, executed 19 witches
Salem Witch Trials Only stopped when members of prominent families were accused
Climate Cold Winters Rugged landscape Short Growing Season: So, not a lot of farming- mainly small farms
Economy Couldn’t make enough money off of farmed goods Did export lumber and fish Boston major seaport
Social Life Few Africans living in New England Middle Class families moved to New England Equal balance of men and women
Social Life Education was more available “grammar school” for boys “dame school” for girls
Colonial Comparison Chart Page 9 in notes Let’s fill in Middle/New England with the information from the past two days
Homework/Reading Worksheet N- New England Colonies Worksheet O- New England Summary with Main Idea
Bell Ringer-10/22 Using the Colonial Comparison Chart (#9) skim your notes and then tell me: 1 similarity between the colonies 1 difference between the colonies
Today We will be going in to the computer lab to do a ‘webquest’ I have given you your colonial region/computer # You must know your CPS log in details
Today We will be going today, tomorrow and Friday if needed Let’s take a look at your packet
Computers Rules: NO EATING, NO DRINKING, YOU ARE WORKING SOLO RIGHT NOW, TUCK IN YOUR CHAIRS WHEN DONE, LOG OFF WHEN DONE.
Computers ROWS: 11-19: Southern Colonies 21-29: Middle Colonies New England Colonies