2. Objectives: Identify when, founders/leaders, and where for each colony. Describe the type of government in the colonies. Explain how religion and/or economy played a role in the makeup of the colonies. Define vocabulary:
4. Massachusetts - Basics Massachusetts Bay Colony – 1629 Settled by English settlers called Puritans Puritan religion controlled life Many people arrived during the Great Migration Used representative goverment
5. Massachusetts - Religion Almost all settlers in MBC believed in Puritanism Puritans = people who wanted to purify the Church of England Believed it was too much like the Catholic Church
6. Massachusetts - Religion King of England (Charles I) strongly disliked the Puritans Puritans were persecuted for their beliefs Puritans believed England was falling on “evil and declining times” Doing “God’s Will” by establishing colony
7. Massachusetts - Religion The Great Migration to MBC 1629-1640 20,000 emigrate from England Because of persecution in England Because they were God’s chosen people
8. Massachusetts - Religion 2. All other churches of Europe are brought to desolation and sins for which the Lord begins already to frown upon us and to cut us short, do threaten evil times to be coming upon us and who knows, but that God hath provided this place to be a refuge for many whom he means to save out of the general calamity.... 3. This land (England) grows weary of her inhabitants...masters are forced by authority to entertain servants, parents to maintain their own children, all towns complain of the burden of their poor.... 6. The fountains of learning and religion are so corrupted as...most children...are perverted, corrupted, and utterly overthrown by the multitude of evil examples.... -John Winthrop, first government of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1629
9. Massachusetts - Government Laws were to based on the laws of God Strongly tied to Puritan beliefs God would protect the colony if laws were followed
10. Massachusetts - Government Church members voted for representatives in a local assembly and a governor Local assembly known as the General Court REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT!!
11. Massachusetts - Government John Winthrop was the 1st Governor of MBC Had very strong ideals Lead colony to prosperity Was controversial Did not accept disagreement
12. Connecticut - Basics Established - 1636 Founder – Thomas Hooker Main Settlement – Hartford located on the Connecticut River
13. Connecticut - Reasons Thomas Hooker was a minister in MBC Hooker and Winthrop had a rivalry Hooker thought Winthrop had too much power He wanted a limit on the governor’s power VS.
14. Connecticut - Reasons In 1636, Hooker and 100 settlers leave MBC They establish Hartford on the Connecticut River Other colonists follow Hooker Many towns are set up along the river
15. Connecticut - Government 1639 Connecticut settlers wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Limited the powers of government Established that power to govern comes from “the free consent of the people” Democratic Government
16. Rhode Island - Basics Established – 1636 Founder – Roger Williams Main Settlement – Providence
17. Rhode Island - Reasons Roger Williams was a minister in MBC Williams and Winthrop had a rivalry Williams did not believe the King of England had the right to give settlers Indian land Believed church and government should be separate Williams believed in toleration of beliefs VS.
18. Rhode Island - Reasons In the winter of 1635, Williams fled MBC Spent winter with Indians and bought land from them 1644 received charter from England for colony Settlers soon followed
19. Rhode Island - Society Williams established Rhode Island on two ideas Religious Freedom Catholic, Quaker, and Jewish settlers arrive Separation of church and state All men could vote regardless of church membership Toleration
20. Anne Hutchinson - Basics Worked as a midwife Mother of 14 Church member Held meetings in her house to discuss ministers’ church sermons Outspoken on treatment of Indians and Women for her time
21. Anne Hutchinson - Basics Winthrop did not approve of her leading religious discussion Only men could be religious leaders Hutchinson was put on trial Claimed God had spoken directly to her Convicted as a heretic; some considered her a witch
22. Rhode Island - Leaving In 1638 Hutchinson was sent away by the General Court She left MBC with her family Joined Williams in Rhode Island In New Netherland she was killed with her family by Indians
