1. Rest of New England colonies
English colonies
Rest of New England colonies

2. Puritans rules
Came to America for religious freedom for THEIR religion
Religion dominated all aspects of their lives and laws
Ways to dress, act, speak…etc
Church and gov’t closely related
Expected to attend church and pay taxes to support it

3. Mass. Bay Colony struggles….
1. banishing everyone
2. many young Puritans not converting to the Puritan church
Losing church membership
Create “Half-Way Covenant” 1662
Gave non-converted Puritans partial membership in the church
3. Salem Witch Trials
Major outcome
The prestige of the traditional Puritan clergy was damaged beyond repair

4. Connecticut Founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636 Hartford
Puritan minister
Believed:
Gov’t had no right to interfere in religious matters
Gov’t chosen by all not just church officials
Went against John Winthrop and his group
Seen as a radical and banished from Mass. Bay Colony
Created Fundamental Orders of Conn.
1st written constitution in American history
Powers of gov’t come from governed
Voting rights to ALL men

5. Come on down to Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson create Portsmouth in R.I.
Also banished from Mass.
R.I. will be known as a “sewer” place where unwanted ppl went

6. Rhode Island Founded by Roger Williams in 1636, Providence
Was seen as a radical separatists in Mass…banished
Believed:
In religious tolerance for ALL even Jews
Church & gov’t separate
Thought settlers should buy land from Native Americans (rights too)

7. New Hampshire
Created by Anne Hutchinson brother in law 1639…John Wheelwright
He too banished from Mass.
Later 1679 become royal colony
1st duck face pic!!!

8. Trouble with Native Americans
At 1st relations friendly
Settlers began to move West….conflict
Squanto helped Plymouth colony
Narragansett helped R.I.
Now have guns
Two views
Convert them to Christians
Saw heathens

9. Pequot War
1637 in Conn.
Colonists having issues with Pequot Tribe
Colonists teamed up with Narragansett and Mohegan tribes to attack Pequot
Outcome
Nearly wiped out Pequot ppl
Brutal massacre

10. King Philips War
Wampanoag Indians (ones helped Pilgrims) leader Metacomet led his ppl to attack colonists.
War deadly on both sides
600 colonists died
Nearly all the Wampanoag killed
Survivors either fled or sold as slaves
Outcome:
Opened Southern New England to white settlers

11. Hold up!!! Whatcha y’all doing?
King James II angry over the NE colonies attempt to self govern
1686 created Dominion of NE
Brought all the colonies under stricter control
Colonies existed purely for the economic benefit of the mother country (England)
Pass Navigation Acts
Colonies only allowed to trade with England
Begin smuggle and rebel