2. “. . . for we must Consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us; so that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword through the world . . .”
- John Winthop
Why does Winthop describe his colony like a “City upon a hill” with “the eyes of all people upon us.”
What is a utopia?

3. Today’s target:
Explain why the Pilgrims & Puritans came to America
2) Identify common features of the New England colonies

4. Buddhism Islam Hinduism Christianity Judaism Catholic Church
Protestants
(Lutherans)
Eastern Orthodox
Church of England
Other Protestants
Puritans
Separatists
(separate)
(purify)
The Pilgrims
(gobble, gobble!)
Persecuted
by English
government

5. Separatists (Pilgrims) flee to the Netherlands
Chapter 3.2 New England Colonies
Effects
Cause
Effect/Cause
Separatists (Pilgrims) flee to the Netherlands
Separatists want to leave the Church of England
King James persecutes the Separatists 1.
Pilgrims immigrate to America
* Establish a “Religious Utopia”
& freedom from persecution

6. Land here
Sail for here

7. Pilgrims land in area beyond Virginia Company’s Charter Sign
Cause
Effects
Pilgrims land in area beyond Virginia Company’s Charter
Sign
“Mayflower Compact”
(agreement) 2.
Establish self-govt & majority rule; a key
step in development of democratic
gov’t in America
Squanto & Samoset teach Pilgrims to grow native crops; hunting/fishing 3.
Pilgrims survive first year & celebrate first Thanksgiving
* Become self-sufficient; colony is
“sustainable” (on-going)
* “Great Migration”; society based values on:
religion, hard-work, education, &
representative govt; “Town Hall Meetings”
Church & communities spread across
New England
Puritans are persecuted in England
Massachusetts Bay Company is formed & receives charter to settle New England 4.

8. Read 3.2 & describe the kind of society that
the Puritans created in America:

9. Puritans are persecuted in England
Cause
Effects
Puritan Democratic Traditions
Puritans are persecuted in England
Massachusetts Bay Company is formed & receives charter to settle New England 4.
they are are self-governing
* “Town Hall Meetings”

10. Roger Williams banished & founds Rhode Island * Religious freedom
Chapter 3.2 New England Colonies
Effect
Roger Williams banished &
founds Rhode Island 5.
* Religious freedom
* Separation of church & state
Cause
* Establishes first Baptist church
in America
Puritans are intolerant
of other religious views
Puritan dissenters form New Hampshire &
Connecticut colonies
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – 1st written Constitution in America 6.
Conflict w/Natives over land disputes
& cultural differences
* King Philip’s War
* Natives power destroyed
* Settlements expanded

11. MARK IT UP! On the map, circle
the landing site of the Pilgrims
MARK IT UP! Draw a triangle
around the landing site of the
Puritans.
Compare the geographic locations of Boston and Plymouth:
Boston is north of Plymouth; Boston is located on a larger bay & has a larger harbor

12. As you view “America: The Story of US” (The Pilgrims), look
for information that will help answer the following questions:
Why did the Pilgrims settle in America?
What hardships did they face?
How did the natives help the Pilgrims?
How did the Pilgrims celebrate their peace with the natives
& their harvest?
(~10 min) 8:36 – 18:50