1. New England Colonies: How did They shape our American Identity?

2. Puritanism Puritans: Predestination.
Good works could not save those predestined for hell. Salvation was DETERMINED before birth
Puritans:
Earth was a battle ground: Forces of God v. Forces of Satan.

3. Puritans Chase Away Father Christmas [1652]

4. The Mayflower 1620  a group of 102 people [half Separatists-Puritans]
Negotiated with the Virginia Company to settle in its jurisdiction.
Established the “Mayflower Compact” as the BASIS for COLONIAL GOVERNMENT.

5. The Mayflower Compact November 11, 1620

6. The Mayflower Compact November 11, 1620
An agreement to form a crude govt. and submit to majority rule.
Signed by 41 adult males.
Led to adult male settlers meeting in assemblies to make laws in town meetings.
HOW was this [democracy] related to PURITANISM?

7. New England Primer [1689]

8. William Bradford
Chosen governor of Plymouth 30 times in yearly elections.

9. Puritan “Rebels” Young, popular minister in Salem. Roger Williams
Condemned MA Bay Charter.
Did not give fair compensation to Indians.
Denied authority of civil govt. to regulate religious behavior.
Roger Williams

10. What PROBLEMS does “democracy” [majority rule] create
What PROBLEMS does “democracy” [majority rule] create? HOW did Roger Williams reflect some of these problems?

11. Rhode Island 1636  Roger Williams fled there.
Remarkable political freedom in Providence, RI
Universal manhood suffrage  later restricted by a property qualification.
Opposed to special privilege of any kind  freedom of opportunity for all.
DEMOCRACY=EQUALITY = LIBERTY

12. Puritan “Rebels” Threatened patriarchal [MALE] control.
Antinomialism [direct revelation: God spoke to her]
Means “against the law.”
Holy life was no sure sign of salvation.
Truly saved didn’t need to obey the law of either God or man.
Anne Hutchinson

13. Anne Hutchinson’s Trial
1638 :Eventually bragged that she had received her beliefs DIRECTLY from God.
Puritan leaders banished her  she & her family traveled to RI and later to NY.
She and all but one member of her family were killed in an Indian attack in Westchester County.
John Winthrop saw God’s hand in this!

14. SHOULD SOCIETY’S LAWS BE BASED UPON RELIGION?
How did Anne Hutchinson’s trial reflect some of these problems?

15. New England Spreads Out

16. New England Colonies, 1650

17. Puritans vs. Native Americans
Indians especially weak in New England  epidemics wiped out ¾ of the native pop.
Wampanoags [near Plymouth] befriended the settlers.
Cooperation between the two helped by Squanto.
1621  Chief Massasoit signed treaty with the settlers.
Autumn, 1621  both groups celebrated the First Thanksgiving.

18. The First Thanksgiving?
In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving an official US holiday.

19. Our “PURITAN LEGACY” Equality under law.
Public/Free/Mandatory education.
Inherent right to free speech.
[Unofficial] connection between Religion and social morality.
Modern day “Sin”/EXCISE taxes [liquor, gambling, etc.].
“Blue Laws” in most cities/states.