1. Unit 2 - English Colonies in America. - New England Colonies
Unit 2 - English Colonies in America - New England Colonies s Colonial Society

2. Bell Ringer:
How prepared are you and your family for the hurricane?

3. New England Settlements
102 passengers set sail for the New World in 1620
ship was called the Mayflower
landed in Plymouth (Massachusetts)
meant to land in VA
Pilgrims! (aka separatists)
led by William Bradford
2nd permanent English settlement in the New World

4. New England Settlements
Mayflower Compact
created before getting off the boat
signed by 41 men
formal agreement to abide by laws made by leaders of their own choosing
made decisions by “majority rule” and for good of whole group
**laid FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY and self-rule**

5. New England Settlements
The First Winter In MA
only 44 survived
colony would not have survived without help from Native Americans
Wampanoag tribe
Squanto was a Christian NA that spoke English
taught the Pilgrims how to farm
the Pilgrims and NAs signed a peace treaty
ensured positive relations at first

6. The First Thanksgiving
the Pilgrims celebrated a good harvest with a feast with the Wampanoag Indians
fall of 1621
serves as the basis of the Thanksgiving holiday

7. New England Settlements
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
first written constitution in New World
elected governor and two house legislature

8. New England Settlements
Trouble with Native Americans…
at first relations are good
more settlers arrive and move west, leads to conflict
Native American tribes now have guns

9. New England Conflict King Philip’s War (1676)
Metacomet (NA chief) organized remaining tribes in southern New England
After the hanging of 3 Indians, Metacomet organized a series of attacks on English settlements (30 separate towns)
Chief dies, colonist win and opens up New England for settlement.

10. New England Conflict Salem Witch Trials Feb 1692 - May 1693
Teenage girls began to visit a Caribbean slave named Tituba
they begin to act strange, leaders in Salem assume it is witchcraft
Three people are initially accused (included Tituba) and then the trials start as the girls start naming more suspects

11. New England Conflict Evidence in the trials
1 - Asked to pass a test such as reciting the Lord’s Prayer
2 - Physical evidence: warts, birthmarks, moles
3 - Witness testimony
4 - Spectral evidence
5 - Confession

12. New England Conflict
Salem Witch Trials
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13. Trade and Rise of Cities
New England’s ports became hubs for trade with England
Triangular Trade
NE sends fish, lumber, meat to Caribbean
Caribbean sends sugar and bills of exchange(credit) to NE
NE trades the credit with England for hardware, linens, and other English goods
Merchants soon become the wealthy class in NE society
Social structure takes shape
Beneath Merchant class was Artisan class

14. “Triangular trade”

15. John Peter Zenger helped establish FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
German immigrant who printed a publication called The NEW YORK WEEKLY JOURNAL
This publication harshly pointed out the corrupt actions of the royal governor, William S. Cosby
only printed the articles, but he was hauled into jail
In 1733, Zenger was accused of LIBEL (meaning opposed to the gov’t)
Lawyer Andrew Hamilton…."It is not the cause of one poor printer," he claimed, "but the cause of liberty.“
judge ordered the jury to convict Zenger if they believed he printed the stories, but the jury returned in less than ten minutes with a verdict of not guilty
helped establish FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

16. A religious revival in the colonies
Began in New England and New Jersey in 1720s and 1730s

17. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Jonathan Edwards
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
believed ppl were straying from God
put fear and emotion in sermons
famous sermon
painted a terrifying pic of the agonies that sinners would suffer if they did not repent

18. Effects of Great Awakening
Led to an increase in church membership in the 1700s
focused on the individual
challenged traditional authority
Growth of new Protestant denominations
Methodist
Baptist
Presbyterian
Led to creation of several colleges
Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, Dartmouth
Many African slaves and free blacks converted to Christianity
One of the 1st links uniting the colonies
considered a long-term cause of American Revolution

19. Benjamin Franklin – Poor Richard’s Almanac
Seasonal weather forecasts
Practical household hints
Puzzles  
Calendar
Poems
Sayings
Astronomical and astrological  information

20. Exit Ticket:
What was the significance of the Mayflower compact?