Advanced Placement United States History

New England

New England Colonies
By: Analise, Mandy, Laura, and James
The Colonies of New England
Four Original

• New Hampshire


• Connecticut


• Massachusetts


• Rhode Island

Added

• Maine


• Vermont

Pilgrims before Colonization

• Left England because of persecution


• To Holland


• Left Holland after 11 years


• 102 Sailed to America in Mayflower


• Blown off course


• Landed at Plymouth Harbor

Foundation
Mayflower Compact

• Drew up at sea


• John Carver = first governor


• November 11, 1620

Other leaders

• William Brewster


• William Bradford


• Edward Winslow


• Goal  = Religious freedom

                                    
Indian Relations

• Wampanoag Indians befriended settlers


• Squanto spoke some English


• Chief, Massasoit, signed treaty with Plymouth Pilgrims in 1621


• Celebrated first Thanksgiving with Pilgrims


• More English Settlers – pushed inward


• Ended peaceful relations


• Indians eventually defeated

Government

• Most colonies had similar governments

Governor – extensive powers

• Appointed by crown

Council – usually twelve

• Appointed by crown

Assembly

• Elected by the people

Rhode Island and Connecticut self-governing

• People elected the governor


• Local Government


• Men of town met several times a year


• Continues to be important today

Society

• Puritan Separatists


• Almost entirely English and White


• Devoutly religious


• Very hard life


• Everyone worked


• Puritan Church = center of community


• Sermons – how to behave


• Community helped each other when Crops failed, Building

Economy

• Fishing


• Shipbuilding


• Farming


• Family Farm


• Building


• Wood

Distinctions
New England – religious freedom, however low religion tolerance

• Priests held in high esteem


• Religion was law

No slaves

• No plantations


• Too poor

Rhode Island

• Roger Williams- radical ideas


• Took land from Indians without their consent


• Government had no right to regulate religious behavior


• Escaped to Rhode Island


• First Baptist Church


• Religious tolerance for everyone in Rhode Island

The End

posted by Jeffrey @ Wednesday, October 19, 2005