1. Ch 2 / Sect 3: Puritan New England

2. The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony
New England settlers true goal was spiritual
- Pilgrims = Separatists (break from Church of England)
destination Virginia  got lost  end up at Plymouth 1620
Mayflower Compact of 1620 = plan for gov’t drafted aboard ship
- self-rule based on majority of townsmen
- led to town meetings and elected legislature

3. First Thanksgiving
arrived Nov., too late to plant crops
- 44 of 102 original passengers died
neighboring NAs and Pilgrims form alliance
- Pilgrims help defend against neighboring tribes
- NAs educate on crops and farming techniques
1621: joint celebration

4. Mass. Bay -- “The City Upon a Hill”
1630: Puritans (purify Church of Engl in eyes of God)
governor John Winthrop’s purpose: “city upon a hill…model of Christian charity”
women did not participate in town meetings or church decisions
mandatory church attendance
harsh punishment for “straying from God”
- hangings
- whippings
- stocks
capital city  Boston

5. Dissent in Mass. Bay
Anne Hutchison preached her understanding of Bible
- gained followers
- leadership role as a woman
- tried and found guilty by Puritans  banished from Mass. Bay
Roger Williams: 1) separation of church and state = religious freedom 2) NAs should be paid for land
- banished by Puritans
- founded city of Providence in colony of Rhode Island (bought land from NAs)
- attracted other dissenters