1. Massachusetts Bay Colony: A “City Upon A Hill”
The Pilgrims Arrive
Puritans and the Development of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

2. The Pilgrims
Pilgrims are from England- they have to follow the Church of England.
Pilgrims want to separate from the Church of England.- don’t agree with how they worship
The Pilgrims (separatists) are escaping religious persecution under King James I.
Can be thrown in Jail for their ideas, threatened by neighbors, and beat up!

3. Religious Freedom
First they went to Netherlands- they had religious freedom.
Stayed for a short time- kids were starting to grow up Dutch, not English!
Felt like outsiders- different languages, customs
Received a charter to settle Virginia from London Merchants

4. They decide to take the money and run…
September 16, 1620 Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England.
102 passengers- ½ were pilgrims, ½ were colonist hired by London company
What were the colonist hired by the London Company looking for?

5. Mayflower-What dangers might the Pilgrims have faced on the voyage?

6. What did people do on the Mayflower?
A day's activities might be as follows:
Wake up, put away the bedding
Prayers
Breakfast
In good weather, activities like reading, games, exercise on deck
Cooking by the women in good weather
Dinner (noon meal)
Activities similar to the morning
Supper
Sleep

7. What did people eat on the Mayflower?
The foods they ate on board-salted meat and fish, peas, beans, beer, and hard cheese.

8. A little off course…

9. Lannnnnnnnnnd ho! seven weeks of storms blows them off course.
Because they do not land in Virginia they need to create a new government-lost money and support from London
They land in new England near Cape Cod
They land in November- what is it like in November?? Hardships?
Who else is here?
History.com- Mayflower deconstructed

10. Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact, 1620, was the 1st example of self-rule in colonies.
It was written for the good of all community members and supported idea of majority rule.
BOLD IDEA for the time- mostly Kings and Queens before this
Pros and cons of Self Government?

11. On the boat before going ashore

12. How creative.
They land and name their colony Plymouth after their hometown in England
This was built on the shores of the Massachusetts Bay
Had a good harbor with fresh water but they still had trouble farming
Even though they had the Mayflower compact, William Bradford was the first Governor of Plymouth

13. Early Troubles
Pilgrims go through ‘Starving Time”- arrive in November and live on a beach- hard to farm
When spring comes only ½ the colonist have survived
What will save them?
WHY were they successful?

14. NATIVE AMERICANS
Samoset of the Wampanoag Tribe made initial peace with the Pilgrims
Created a treaty which led to 50 years of peace between pilgrims and Indians
Squanto helped the Indians to learn how to farm, fish, hunt and build.

15. Thanksgiving, 1621

16. Puritans
Puritans are harassed by King Charles and the Church and flee England in 1630
They wanted to “purify” the Church of it’s Catholic practices
They think of themselves as “God’s Chosen People”
Anything that was worth knowing was in the Bible.
If it was not in the Bible they did not do it, such as celebrations like Christmas and Easter

17. Massachusetts Bay Colony
1629- formed Massachusetts Bay Company and receives charter from King of England
Sent 1,000 colonist on 17 ships
Each family had food for 18 months
These were the most prepared colonist…EVER.
They did not have a starving time

18. Massachusetts Bay Colony
Settled on Massachusetts bay by the Charles River Called Settlement Boston Once they landed they got right to work!

19. “City Upon a Hill”
Sermon by John Winthrop that inspired Puritan colonists with a sense of “holy duty”
Puritans would be a model of a perfect community for all the world to see

20. Puritans

21. Political Development of Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Puritans hold town meetings where men meet to make laws and discussed community issues
Only male church members could vote on issues and elect their representatives
Those that can vote in local government are called “freemen”

22. With Indians help they learn agricultural techniques and learn how to farm corn, beans, pumpkins, and potatoes
Puritans are involved in trade with Indians for items like: blankets, iron pots, metal tipped arrows and guns
Puritans will concentrate on raising livestock which need open fields to graze and desire Indian land

23. Social Development of Massachusetts Bay Colony
You were required to attend church services
“New England Way” was a belief that you should work hard, be honest and be a good person
Education is mandatory, every Puritan is expected to be able to read the bible

24. Economical Development of Massachusetts Bay Colony
The regions is not flat like in the Chesapeake Bay region (no land to plant crops)
Puritans adapt to region and are involved in fishing, fur trading, lumbering and farming
They will also become the largest ship building region of the colonies due the forest areas surrounding them
Puritans will also be heavily involved in trade with the Caribbean and Europe

25. Between 1630 and 1643 more than 20,000 puritans came to New England!
Some came for religious freedom some came because it was so hard to make a living in England
By 1640 there were many towns
By 1691 pilgrims became part of Massachusetts colony