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1 Day 7: European Colonization Period 2: 1607-1754

2 Jamestown, Powhatan Peoples Constant plundering and warfare between settlers/natives Cultural divide on idea of land ownership led to violence Peace from 1614-1618, marriage of Pocahontas and Rolfe She dies, and warfare continues from 1622 and 1645 Warfare & disease eliminate 90% of Native population within 60 years of English settlement (1667)

3 House of Burgesses Since Magna Carta, people of Eng. think power of rulers must be controlled 1 st Legislative Assembly in the colonies Also called Representative Democracy Est. 1619, modeled after Eng. Parliament King James I tried to dissolve the assembly HOB set precedent: Each new English colony demanded a local legislature

4 Fun Fact Among the most famous of the Burgesses are: George Washington Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry

5 New England Colonies Goals for Settlement: Religion (not $$$) Religious strife in England Protestant Reformation, Church of Eng. is est. “Anglican” Puritans and Pilgrims Believe in Calvinism, “predestination” Pilgrims were called “Separatists” Puritans wanted to “purify” Church of England New World Settlement=chance to create perfect society

6 Mayflower, Plymouth Colony Unsuccessful Separatist settlement in Netherlands Pilgrims set out for New World in 1620 2 months, 1 death, 1 birth (Oceanus) Set up camp near Plymouth Rock NO charter to govern them Wrote/Signed Mayflower Compact Est. tradition of self-rule Town meetings **Mayflower Compact was an agreement, not a constitution

7 William Bradford Pilgrims arrive Nov. 1620, no food, scurvy Of 102, 44 survive winter Squanto (kidnapped 10 years before and taken to Engl.) taught Pilgrims to farm in the sandy soil Wampanoag chief signed treaty of alliance William Bradford 1 st governor elected under Mayflower Compact Thanksgiving was actually a celebration of English Harvest Festival, Pilgrims invited Native allies

8 Massachusetts Bay “The City Upon a Hill”—John Winthrop Believed in predestination Those saved would experience ‘conversion’ (living saints) Only the elect served as church members Ministers like John Cotton would screen ‘converts’ Many dissenters live in Bay colony, est own towns 1636 Harvard College founded Training for Puritan ministers 1630’s “Great Migration” of Puritan settlers Massachusetts Bay grew by 10,000’s

9 Religious Dissent Anne Hutchinson Arrested for heresy, teaching controversial to church Defied male supremacy in Puritan society Exiled and killed by Native Americans Roger Williams Preached separation of Church and State Religious freedom Exiled, purchased land from Narrangansett Est. Rhode Island

10 Connecticut Thomas Hooker—Puritan leader Objected to voting for only church members Teachings in CT mirrored MA Bay Fundamental Orders of Connecticut First written constitution in western hemisphere Elected governor, 2 house legislature Conservative “Blue Laws”

11 Salem Witch Trials

12 Reading Like a Historian Activity Download the Salem Witch Trials DBQ Activity (Unit 2) Read the summary Read the documents and fill out 2 graphic organizers (A/B, C/D) Once you are completely done, write a GOOD (AP worthy) paragraph in the space provided Respond directly to prompt Use all 4 sources in your answer

13 Create a Folder in Office365 Title your folder Last Name.First Name.APUSH.16 Share your folder with me (rnaylor@rivermill-academy.org)rnaylor@rivermill-academy.org Upload your finished assignment to your folder You will use this folder for all submitted work I will check your folder when an assignment is due!


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