1. Puritans

2. Do Now (Background Essay)
1. How did the Puritan religion shape society?
2. What’s one way Puritans believed you could detect witchcraft?
3. What was one effect of the Salem Witch Trials?

3. Warm-Up How did Puritans view women?
Which punishment do you think is the worst? Why?
Which punishment do you think is the best? Why?

4. Puritans Religious group Wanted to “purify” the Church of England
Believed authority came from the Bible, not church officials

5. 2 Types Separatists (Pilgrims on the Mayflower, 1620)
Non-Separatists (Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630)

6. John Winthrop
Leader of MA Bay Colony

7. Were the Puritans selfish or selfless?

8. Based on these documents, how might the Puritans’ religion shape their actions in the New World?
How do you think Puritans would have reacted to someone who strayed from the religion? Why?
Based on these documents, how do you think the Puritans reacted to the Native Americans they encountered?