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• What does this information tell you about the differences between New England and Virginia in the 1630s?

• What more do you want to know about these passengers? What information is missing from these lists? How might you go about finding that information?

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New England Colonies

2 groups that disagreed with the Anglican Church in England

• Puritans – wanted to purify the church• Seperatists – wanted to separate from the

church

PLYMOTH COLONY

• A group of Separatists moved to the Netherlands

• They were led by John Robinson

• Settled in Leiden, Holland in 1609

• Worried about morals and corruption so decided to travel to new world

• Received money from a group of English businessmen

• The businessmen would receive any profits the first 7 years

Headed to New World

• Left in September 1620 from Plymouth, England

• Other non-puritans were with the group as well. They were called “Strangers”

• Spent two stormy months at sea• Landed on November 11, but far north of its

intended location• Named the colony Plymouth

• The men signed the Mayflower Compact

• It was the first to provide self-government in the New World

• John Carver was chosen to be governor

• Rough first winter. ½ of the colonists died.• In spring Squanto (who spoke English) showed

them how to plant corn and squash. • Helped them to start a trading Industry with the Indians• Squanto helped the colonistsLearn to survive in the New World

• Miles Standish (one of the strangers) trained the men to fight, just in case.

First Thanksgiving

• The new governor, William Bradford, called for a celebration of thanksgiving to God.

• The Indians came• Lasted three days

Why did Plymouth do better than Jamestown?

1. Used Jamestown’s experience2. Entire families came to Plymouth3. The Pilgrims were all used to hard work4. Their motivation was religious freedom

MASSACHUSETTES BAY COLONY

• Formed by a Puritan group• John Winthrop was the 1st governor

• They wanted their colony to be a model for other governments in Europe because its based on biblical principles.

• Wanted to create a “city set upon the hill”

The Great Migration

• Period in Massachusetts history of rapid growth

• Over 15,000 colonists came to Mass.• Started with Salem, then created Boston,

Cambridge, Watertown and Dorchester

Puritans ran the colony

• Only puritans could vote• The church and state worked closely together• Everyone had to go to church, even non-

puritans• Set up a General Court where each town

elected two delegates

Puritans came to the new world for religious freedom, but didn’t extend this to other religions.

If you didn’t agree, you had to leave!

RHODE ISLAND

• Roger Williams disagreed and was exiled.

Why did he disagree?

1. Thought the church and state should be separate

2. Thought the Indians owned all the land3. Thought they should leave the Anglican

church

• The Narragansett Indians helped him the first winter

• He bought land from Indians and set up Providence

• Welcomed people of all religions• The first colony to have constitution

separating church and state.

CONNECTICUT

• Came about because of overcrowding in Massachusetts

• Thomas Hooker and his congregation moved and founded Hartford.

Fundamentals of Connecticut

• Was the first written constitution in America• Connecticut’s nickname is the “Constitution

State”• Became a model for future constitutions

including United States.

NEW HAMPSIRE

• Came about because of overcrowding in Mass.