The New England Colonies

Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Essential Question: How do ideas change the way people live?

• Massachusetts (Plymouth) • Connecticut• Rhode Island• New Hampshire

Home Learning: Define Vocabulary, Chapter 3, Lesson 2

• dissent• persecute• Tolerance• Puritans (pg. 70, first page 2nd paragraph)• Separatists (pg. 70, first page 2nd paragraph)

The Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony (Cape Cod, Massachusetts)

• Next wave of colonies were founded for religious freedom• Protestant Reformation—not everyone in England wanted to

be Protestant, some people dissented (disagree with a belief).

• Pilgrims were Protestant, but they wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican Church)—separatists

• Pilgrims were persecuted because of their beliefs in England—so many left England for America.

Pilgrims Seek

Religious Freedom• They got permission to establish their

own colony in Virginia. • September 1620 – Over 100 men,

women, and children board the Mayflower and head to North America.

• They land on the shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Where is Plymouth, Mass.?

The Mayflower Compact

• The Pilgrims set up an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.

• In it, they agreed to ask each other about the laws they would create and enforce, and they promised to work together.

• First democratic document ever written in the USA.

The First Thanksgiving

Ch. 3, Lesson 2 Review QuestionsRead Chapter 3, Lesson 2 (pg. 70-72). Answer the following questions: 1.Who were the Pilgrims? 2.Where did the Pilgrims land in North America? 3.What was the Mayflower Compact and where was it signed? 4.What did each individual who signed the Mayflower Compact promised to do? 5.Why was the Mayflower Compact so significant? 6.How did the Indians helped the Pilgrims?

Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628)• Founded by Puritans who traveled

to America to put their religious beliefs into practice.

• Puritans wanted to “reform” or make the Anglican Church better.

• Governor and leader was John Winthrop.

• They settled mainly in Boston. • The Puritans were not tolerant of

people who did not follow their strict Puritan beliefs.

• This lack of tolerance (acceptance of others) led people to form new colonies.

Connecticut (1636)• Founded by a minister

Thomas Hooker. • He did not like the

intolerance of the Puritans and formed a colony

• Mainly settled in the Connecticut River Valley and formed the town of Hartford.

• His colony was based on democratic principles.– Adopted Fundamental Orders of Connecticut—the

USA’s first written constitution!

Rhode Island • Forced out of Massachusetts,

Roger Williams (minister) felt that government should not force people to worship a certain way.

• He forms the colony of Rhode Island.

• The colony became known for religious tolerance.

• The main town is Providence

New Hampshire

• Inspired by Roger Williams, John Wheelwright led a group of dissenters to New Hampshireto form an independent colony.

• They were also escaping persecution in Massachusetts.

• The main town will be Exeter.

Native Americans: Help & Conflict• Native Americans help settlers,

but conflict arose. – Problems over land

• King’s Phillip War – First war between Natives and

settlers, lasts 14 months – It destroyed Native American

power in New England, as the colonists won.

– Colonial settlement expanded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxVvD-0Jwjs

Activity: Relationship between Native Americans and Colonists

• Use the Diagram to describe examples of cooperation and conflict between Native Americans and English colonists (pg. 70-74)

Review Questions Answer the following in complete sentences: Chapter 3, Lesson 2. (pg. 70-74) 1. Why did conflict begin to develop between the Native Americans and the English colonists? 2. How long did King Philip's War last? 3. What was the outcome (win/lose) of King Phillip’s War? 4. What was the larger result (consequence) of the King Phillip's War?

Activity: Four Squares, New England Colony

Read “NEW COLONIES” pg. 72-741.Label the colony (Year it was created) 2.WHICH group people founded the colony?3.WHO was their leader? 4.HOW and WHY was the colony created? (three sentences) 5. 3 facts about each colony