1. The English Colonies Ch. 2, sec. 3-4 Main Ideas Puritans come to the New World for religious freedom. After the English Civil War new colonies are established in America

2. Puritans / Separatists / Pilgrims Puritans/Separatists leave England for New World for religious freedom – Don’t like Anglican Church Pilgrims had fled to Holland, don’t like it, join Puritans on Mayflower – establish Plymouth Colony Mayflower Compact reading

3. Mayflower Compact Written agreement by consensus of Pilgrims arriving at New Plymouth in November 1620 Fair and equal laws, for the general good of the settlement and with the will of the majority Colony was to be free of English law Devised to set up government from within themselves and written by those to be governed

4. Massachusetts Bay Colony John Winthrop (Gov.) est. Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630s – – Refuge for Puritans General Court – freemen, those that owned stock in MBC – representative govt – Made laws, elected gov If you question Puritan ideas – banished!!! Those banished form RI, CT, NH, & Maine

5. New England Colonies Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire Maine (part of Mass.)

6. New Netherlands New York Dutch own NN Henry Hudson hired to find route to the Pacific Charles II wants NN 1664 - sends his brother, Duke of York England takes NN from Dutch Re-named New York Not very creative….

7. Penn’s Woods - Pennsylvania William Penn Senior owed money by the King Dies before getting paid 1680 – Charles II offers the son, William Penn, land as payment Penn is a Quaker - pacifism

8. Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Maryland – Lord Baltimore – Catholic Colony NC / SC – At first one – NC – no harbor, – tobacco – SC – Sugar cane Georgia – Debtor’s Colony