5.4 Students understand the political, religious, social, and
economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era
Slide 3
Settling New England Pilgrims (people who make journeys for
religious reasons) wanted to move to the North America to have
religious freedom and to make money. Pilgrims left England on the
ship called the Mayflower in 1620 with a charter from the king
which gave them approval to settle in North America The Mayflower
headed toward North America and landed in Massachusetts, thus
starting the Plymouth colony.
Slide 4
Mayflower Compact a compact signed on the Mayflower that
created a new idea of self- government and majority rule. Plymouth
colonists farmed, fished, and traded furs. William Bradford was the
leader of the Pilgrims. Puritans wanted to leave the Church of
England (wanted to make it PURE).
http://www.historyplace.com/united
states/revolution/mayflower.htm
Slide 5
John Winthrop led/governed the second group of Puritans to
settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They named their settlement
Boston. Most early settlements in the Americas were built along the
Atlantic coast which made it easier for the colonists to get
supplies from the English trading ships. The settlers of Boston did
not welcome people with different beliefs from their own because
they believed that dissent (disagreement) might hurt their
colony.
Slide 6
Roger Williams disagreed with the Puritans Believed that the
church should be separate from the government Felt that people
should not be punished for having different beliefs In 1636,
Williams bought land from the Native Americans and called it
Providence (in modern day Rhode Island). This settlement allowed
freedom of religion.
Slide 7
Settlers who wanted more economic opportunities moved to the
area of New Hampshire. Settlers left the poor soil of Massachusetts
and moved to the Connecticut River Valley. In the Connecticut River
Valley, Metacomet (also known as King Philip), the leader of the
Wampanoag Indians, started the King Philips War which resulted in
English rule over tribal lands.
Slide 8
Life in New England Religion affected how the Puritans lived,
worked, and spent their free time. EVERYONE was required to attend
church. Schooling was required in the New England colonies for one
main reason to learn how to read the Bible The first English
colonial college, Harvard University, was founded to train
ministers New England Colonies had more schools than any other
English colony.
Slide 9
At the center of each town there was a common, a park-like area
shared by all townspeople where they kept the livestock such as
cattle, hogs, and sheep for food, leather, and wool. People built
their homes around the common. Each town had a meeting hall were
where the town meetings were held where male church members could
have a voice in how the colony was governed. Inside view of the Old
South Meeting House in Boston
Slide 10
Home Life Women and Girls: Prepared/ preserved (stored) food
made every day items (soap, brushes, candles, etc.) made clothing
took care of the children (most families had 7 or more
children)
Slide 11
Men and Boys: Hunted for food, furs, and hides cut the firewood
made their own tools patrolled the edges of the towns worked in the
fields (mainly corn, pumpkins, squash, etc.)
Slide 12
New Englands Economy Colonist used the forests in New England
to build houses, barns, churches, fences, and ships and sold
surplus lumber to Europe and other colonies. Fishers caught fish
such as cod, herring, and mackerel. Farmers sold or traded their
surplus goods for other goods. Farming led the way to a free-market
economic system, meaning the farmers sold their goods to merchants
who shipped them to England to sell them for more than the
merchants had paid.
Slide 13
The English rule insisted that the colonies send their exports
(goods being sent from the country) only to England or English
colonies. The King also expected the colonists to buy only
English-made imports (goods brought into a country) Trading became
the center of the regions economy
Slide 14
Triangular Trade Routes connected England, English colonies,
and Africa, and carried goods from all three areas to trade among
each another. The Middle Passage was the long trip across the
Atlantic Ocean that carried enslaved Africans from Africa to the
West Indies.
Slide 15
Bibliography ReflectionsUnited States History: Making a New
Nation, pgs. 170-175, 206-227, Harcourt School Publishers,
California Series, 2007. Image slide 1:
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compact.jpg/132514685/mayflower-compact.jpghttp://equipoise.wikispaces.com/file/view/mayflower-
compact.jpg/132514685/mayflower-compact.jpg Image slide 5:
http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/01_02/AH/jw/jw3.gif Image slide 6:
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Image slide 7:
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81077&page=10 Image slide 8 and 9: photo taken by Brenda
Thompson Image slide 10: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9N-
E81zXwg/TO6YCm5AUMI/AAAAAAAAMIc/Xwi2oh_vteM/s1600/Colonial%2BWomen%2
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E81zXwg/TO6YCm5AUMI/AAAAAAAAMIc/Xwi Image slide 11:
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immigration/trade_routes.jpg
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S.P.E.C. SocialPoliticalEconomicCultural Relationships/
Religion Governments/ Laws/ Leadership Money/ FinancialArts/
Education/ Food Pilgrims-traveled as a group for religious reasons
Religious freedom Puritans-wanted to break free from Church of
England and to refine, or make pure, the beliefs Mayflower Compact
William Bradford (Mayflower) John Winthrop (Boston) Roger Williams
(Rhode Island) Free-market economic system Lumber, fish, crops,
furs Import/ export Triangular trade route Schooling to read the
Bible Women preserved food Most items were handmade (clothes, soap,
candles, tools, etc.)
Slide 17
Write a Letter! W2.4 Write persuasive letters or compositions
Use the facts on the SPEC page you have completed and draft a one
page persuasive letter. You live in the New England colonies in the
1600s and you want your cousin from England to come visit you. What
facts and details would you include in your letter to persuade him
or her to come?