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The American Nation
Chapter 4 section 1 notes
“ What might make you and your family move to another country?’
Preview
Prior
“ Why is the area we live in called New England?”
http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes/videos/puritans-vs-pilgrims
Essential Question
What were the beliefs and values of the Puritan people?
Essential Question
How did the Puritans’ beliefs and values lead them to create a strict system of punishments for violating their laws?
Essential Question
How did Roger Williams/Anne Hutchinson violate the beliefs and values of the Puritan community and what was the Puritans’ response to their actions?
Pine Cone
Pine Nuts
John Winthrop
born12 January 1587/8
died
26 March 1649
The Puritans Decide to Leave England
Who were the Puritans?A religious group who
had hoped to reform the Church of England
Why did they leave England?
The King disapproved of Puritans and their ideas, canceled Puritan business charters, and had some Puritans jailed.
The Puritans Decide to Leave England
They believed that England had fallen on “evil and declining times.”
They wanted to build a new society based on Biblical laws and teachings.
Puritans and Native Americans Fought Over Land
As more colonists settled in New England, they began to take over more Native American lands.
Puritans and Native Americans Fought Over Land
By 1670 nearly 45,000 settlers were living in New England.
In 1675, Chief Metacom and the Wampanog Indians destroyed 12 towns and killed more than 600 settlers.
Towns and Villages Were Important in New England Life
In the center of each village was the common, an open field where the settlers’ cattle grazed.
Towns and Villages Were Important in New England Life
Some towns became important centers of trade and shipbuilding
Towns and Villages Were Important in New England Life
The Puritans worshiped in the village meeting house. They took their Sabbath, or holy day of rest, seriously.
Towns and Villages Were Important in New England Life
Settlers gathered at the meeting house for town meetings, where they discussed and voted on issues.
Map Myths/George Santayana
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to fulfill it"
Chapter 4 section 1
Similarities
1. Founded by settlers seeking religious freedom
2. Peaceful relations with Indians at first/hostility after more land was taken.
4-1 Similarities
3. Importance of Sabbath day
4. Town Meetings5. Rich in natural
resources.
4-1 Differences
6. Massachusetts Bay Colony founded by Puritans; male members allowed to vote; powerful Governor
4-1 Differences
7. Connecticut founded by discontented colonists for MBC; all male property owners could vote
4-1 Differences
8. Rhode Island founded on separation of church and state with religious freedom
Charles I
Born
1600
Died
1649 by
Execution
*beheaded
Thomas Hooker
born
1586
died
1647
"epidemical sickness“
Roger Williams
born
1603
died
1683
(Old Age)
Anne Hutchinson
Born
1591
Died
1643
(Indian attack)
Metacom
born
1639
Died
1676
Killed in
Bristol, RI