1. Bell Work  What was the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?  Pick up the Anne Hutchinson article in front of the trays.  Cite evidence from the articles to support your answers from yesterday. This Day in History: September 16, 1620- The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England with 102 passengers. September 16, 1810- The Mexican War for Independence against Spain begins. September 16, 1940- Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Service and Training Act which was the first peace time draft enacted in American History.

2. Questions  Summarize A Puritan Rebel.  How did Anne Hutchinson’s teachings differ from those of the Puritan ministers?  How did this debate affect life in the colony?  What was the role of Puritan women and how did Anne Hutchinson disrupt the status quo?  Explain how religious and civil freedoms were repressed in Puritan society specifically in the case of Anne Hutchinson.  What influence do you think the Puritans and Anne Hutchinson had on the Founding Fathers if any? (Separation of church and state)

3. The Middle Colonies

4. New York and New Jersey New York  Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 as fur trading post.  New Amsterdam was center of fur trade.  Peter Stuyvesant led the colony from 1647-1664.  English captured colony in 1664 and renamed it New York. New Jersey  English took control in 1664.  The colony occupied land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers.  Had diverse population, including Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and Scots.

5. Pennsylvania  Society of Friends, or Quakers, was one of largest religious groups in New Jersey.  Quakers, who supported nonviolence and religious tolerance, were persecuted.  William Penn founded Pennsylvania, a larger colony for Quakers that provided a safe home.  Penn limited his power, established an elected assembly, and promised religious freedom to all Christians.  Delaware was formed out of the southern part of Pennsylvania by people from Sweden.

6. Staple Crops  Middle colonies had good climate and rich soil to grow staple crops, crops that are always needed.  Crops included wheat, barley, and oats.  There were slaves, but indentured servants were a larger source of labor.  Trade to Britain and the West Indies was important to the economy of middle colonies.

7. Vocabulary Words  Vocabulary Quiz will be next Tuesday, September 23 rd.