1. Chapter 4- 13 English Colonies

2. Section 1- New England

3. Massachusetts
Puritans left England for Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s.
They were different from the Pilgrims in that they didn’t want to separate from Anglican Church, but reform it.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony’s goal was to build a new society based on biblical law and teachings.

4. Massachusetts
In 1629, led by John Winthrop, they first settled the colony.
15,000 men, women, and children came to the colony between 1629 and 1640, many settling in Boston.

5. Connecticut
In May 1636, a Puritan minister named Thomas Hooker led 100 settlers out of Massachusetts Bay and settled along the Connecticut River founding Hartford.
He left because he thought the government and other officials had too much power.
Settlers wrote a plan of government called Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639.

6. Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders gave the vote to all men who were property orders, including non church members. Also limited the governor's power.
Connecticut was officially a separate colony in with a charter from the King.

7. Rhode Island
Roger Williams was a young minister in Massachusetts Bay that challenged the leaders.
Believing the Puritan church had too much power.
Believed in separation of church and state.
Believed Puritan leaders should not force people to attend religious services.
Puritan leaders feared him as a troublemaker and banished him.

8. Rhode Island
Fearing he would be sent to England, he fled to Narragansett Bay and spent the winter with Indians.
In the Spring of 1636, he bought land from the Indians that became Rhode Island.
Colony allowed complete freedom for Protestants, Catholics, and Jews
All white men could vote and no state religion

9. Religious Freedom
Anne Hutchinson fled to Rhode Island for freedom from persecution after she got in trouble for questioning the minister’s teachings.
Anne said she heard God speaking to her, and she was ordered out of Massachusetts and became a symbol of religious freedom.

10. Relations with Natives
As more colonists settled in New England, they took over Native’s lands leading to clashes.
Biggest conflict in 1675 with Metacom known as King Phillip, who destroyed 12 towns and killed 600.

11. Everyday life in New England
Was a tight night community centered around towns
Center of town was an open field, surrounded by the meetinghouse and other shops.
Sabbath was taken seriously, no work was done, by law they had to attend all day church services and men and women, as well as whites and minorities were separated.

12. Everyday Life in New England
Town meetings were held frequently to discuss and vote on issues. Citizens had a place to voice their opinions which fostered the growth of democratic principles.
The land was rocky and poor for farming. Shipbuilding became big especially in Boston. Lumber and sawmills, as well as whaling were major sources of jobs.
Puritan traditions and influence declined in the 1700s, but they had already greatly influenced the area.