1.  Another group of dissenters from England  Faced persecution in England for going against the Church of England (Anglican Church)  Did not want to break away/separate from church – like the who?  Separatists  Puritans wanted to reform / purify the Church of England of certain Catholic ways

2.  Puritans wanted to escape persecution, so they looked to the New World  1629 – MA Bay Company received a royal charter…meaning what?  Colony was given freedom to govern itself…for now… (what will happen?)  1630 – 11 ships with approx 1000 settlers arrive – Boston established  Over the next 10 years, over 20,000 settlers will stream to MA Bay – Great Migration  John Winthrop – first governor of MA Bay

3.  Puritan church not run by king or bishop  They created self-governing congregations  Each congregation did the follow:  Chose its minister  Set up its own town with a meetinghouse – place of worship and government (town meetings)  MA Bay develop many small towns very quickly

4.  Hard work:  Hard work honored God. Explains the rapid growth and success of MA Bay  Education:  Laws required all children learn to read  Everyone needed to be able to read the Bible  Representative Government:  Town meetings and local self-government are established, they are also the ways of the church

5.  Democratic rights were quickly expanded in MA Bay  The original charter allowed only “freeman” or investors to vote  Winthrop allowed any male church member to vote  Voting rights expanded…should this be celebrated??

6.  Puritans created very orderly and structured society  Puritans felt threatened by anyone who questioned their ways  Puritans leaders were challenged by a number of dissenters  Some of these dissenters were forced to leave Massachusetts Bay, some started new colonies in the NE region

7.  Williams believed:  Colonists had no rights to take native lands  No one should be forced to attend church  Puritans should not impose their beliefs on others  Church and state should be kept separate  Williams was banished, moved south and established RI in 1636  RI guaranteed religious tolerance & separation of church and state  Even established the first Baptist Church in America

8.  Another dissenter of the Puritans  She challenged the Puritan clergy  Eventually was put on trial and banished from Massachusetts as well.  Fled to Rhode Island

9.  Hutchinson’s brother-in-law  Fled Massachusetts Bay in 1638  Established town of Exeter – present-day NH  Exeter Compact was created (modeled after the Mayflower Compact)  Self-government / majority rule

10.  Hooker was a conservative Puritan  He thought the governor (John Winthrop) had too much power, and wanted to limit him  Hooker moved his congregation out of MA Bay and established CT  They wrote the Fundamental Order of CT:  Limited power of governor  People set limits on government’s power  Power of government comes from the consent of the people  Extended voting rights to non-church members

11.  Puritans did not like dissenters to their way, especially the Quakers  Puritans did not like the Quakers because:  Quakers felt Puritans ministers and sermons were obstacles to the direct experience with God  Quaker beliefs taught that men and women were spiritually equal, women could serve as preachers and missionaries  Puritans felt the Quakers were a threat to the Puritan way of life

12.  Puritans would jail, whip, or banish Quakers as punishment for their beliefs.  The severity of the punishments increased overtime, eventually leading to Quaker executions  Some Quakers became martyrs for their cause (ie. Mary Dyer)  Some of these deaths help lead to greater religious tolerance

13.  Similarities among settlers NE settlers:  Many from eastern counties of England  Lived in towns  Religious dissenters to Anglican & Catholic church  Mainly Puritans with some Protestant groups (Quakers, Baptists, Separatists)  Middle class in England  Highly skilled & educated  Many paid their own way to New World (not many indentured servants)  Many came to NW with families, friends, neighbors

14.  Democratic ideals in NE life:  Puritans congregations were self-governing  Puritan men elected governor and legislative church Massachusetts  Voting rights were expanded in MA and CT  Towns in NE controlled their own affairs  Town meeting becomes ultimate symbol of local self-government  Massachusetts will have the greatest impact on the course of American history of any of the NE colonies