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WHAT WERE THE MOTIVATIONS? WHAT WERE THE EARLY HISTORIES AND LIFE OF PLYMOUTH AND MASSACHUSETTS BAY ? SETTLING THE NORTHERN COLONIES
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MOTIVATIONS RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR DISSENTERS
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EARLY 1500’S MARTIN LUTHER BEGAN THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION WHY? A “PROTESTANT”- ANYONE WHO EVENTUALLY THERE WERE MANY “TYPES” OF PROTESTANTS
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Two types of Protestant groups Settled in what today is Massachusetts Puritans- established Massachusetts Bay Colony Pilgrims- established Plymouth Colony
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THE PURITANS THE PURITANS – wanted to “purify” the Church of England Believed in Predestination/ GOD ALREADY KNOWS WHO WILL BE SAVED SAVED= “ SAINTS” SINNERS= SIGNS OF SALVATION/SAINTS? HARD WORK, WEALTH, SUCCESS SINNERS- LAZY, WEAK, “WICKED” A branch of Calvinism ( John Calvin)
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THE SEPARATISTS AKA – PILGRIMS- wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England LEFT ENGLAND WENT TO HOLLAND- KIDS STARTED SPEAKING DUTCH WANTED A PLACE TO PRACTICE RELIGION FREELY
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SEPARATISTS SAILED FOR 65 DAYS LESS THAN ½ OF TRAVELLERS WERE SEPARATISTS “LANDED” OFF ON NORTHERN CAPE COD TOO SANDY STOLE INDIAN SUPPLIES
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Plymouth Plantation
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Why are the PILGRIMS important? Mayflower Compact Written and signed before leaving ship Why important? An agreement to form a government with majority rule/MEN ONLY Led to adult males meeting in an assembly to write laws
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William Bradford-?? Governor of Plymouth Elected 30 times – probably most responsible for success and survival of Plymouth Colony Plymouth Colony eventually was absorbed by the more prosperous Massachusetts Bay Colony
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CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH HELPED TO ORGANIZE SETTLERS INDIAN FIGHTER
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1620-1621 MANY SEPARATISTS DIED BUT… 1621 GREAT HARVEST FIRST THANKSGIVING
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About 10 million people in USA today can trace their ancestry to the settlers of Plymouth. Can you?
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Massachusetts Bay When? 1630 Established the town/city of Boston Who? Puritans- about 1,000 … MANY MORE LATER Wealthier, better educated Governor- John Winthrop “ we shall build a city on a hill”- elected 19 times
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MASSACHUSETTS BAY “BIBLE” colony- religious leader had great power Right to vote given only to “freemen” – members of the Puritan church Government was not a democracy BUT- an important idea from Puritans=
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Puritans- believed that world- two types of people- Saints and Sinners God already has determined who will be a Saint or a Sinner Clues?? Hard work and success= Saint Lazy, unsuccessful= Sinner The Protestant work ethic
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RESULT OF PURITAN WORK ETHIC?
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Massachusetts Bay Religious toleration – shaky Quakers were punished Anne Hutchinson- strong willed – pushed idea of Predestination – “ truly saved need not to obey the law of God or man” Expelled from colony Her religious debate scared the Religious leaders ( men)
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Roger Williams Minister Wanted a break with the Church of England Challenged the Mass Bay’s charter +++ believed Indians should be compensated for their land +++ denied the authority of the govt. to regulate religious behavior
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Roger was in BIG TROUBLE… Roger Williams- fled to area south of Mass Bay Established Rhode Island- made up of squatters - Total religious freedom - No taxes to support church - No mandatory church attendance “ Mass Bay- called RI ‘that sewer’”
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CONNECTICUT 1635 REV. THOMAS HOOKER LED GROUP OF PURITANS WEST TO CONNECTICUT ***** 1639 ***** FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT
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IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION IN THE WESTERN TRADITION “FOUNDATION OF SOCIETY IS BASED ON THE FREE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE” HOOKER FRAMEWORK FOR OUR CONSTITUTION
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TOUGH TIMES FOR ALL KING PHILIP’S WAR WHO? RESULTS: A) SLOWED B) LASTING C)**** EXPERIENCE OF THE NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERATION
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New England Confederation Purpose Most important ***** -had elected
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ENGLISH TREATMENT OF NE CIVIL WAR IN ENGLAND CAUSED KING CHARLES II TRIED TO BUT- MASSACHUSETTS BAY
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MASSACHUSETTS BAY WAS “ PUNISHED” A) ALLOWED CONNETICUT TO HAVE A B) RHODE ISLAND GIVEN A C) MASS BAY HAD ITS CHARTER REVOKED
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TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE FOR MASS 1686 ENGLAND CREATES THE DOMINION OF NEW ENGLAND PURPOSE A)STRENGTHEN B)ENFORCE PERSON IN CHARGE ?? SIR EDMUND ANDROS
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PEOPLE OF MASS BAY REACTION TO DOMINION OF NE ANGRY WHY? A) DOMINION AFFILIATED WITH CHURCH OF B) CURBED THEIR RIGHTS… … RESTRICTIONS ON PRESS, SCHOOLS AND COURTS AND TAXED PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSENT
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TROUBLE
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