Post on 05-Jan-2016
Settling New England
CH 5, L1: Settling New England
A City on a Hill
1628 Puritans arrivedwith a charter from the king on England
charter
Practice their religionand start farms and businesses
1630 John Winthropsettled MassachusettsBay Colony
New Ideas, New Settlements
1630, John Winthrop freedom of religionBecame governor of The MA colony.
Wanted a perfect Anne Hutchinson disagreedsociety so he kept with Puritan authority. Shestrict control held meetings at her home
Did not welcome She was charged with sedition others with different and expelled Beliefs. Felt dissent would hurt colony sedition
dissent
She sounded a settlement nearRoger Williams disagreed Roger Williams’. They joined with Puritan leaders. Was together to form Rhode Islandexpelled for his beliefs
Expelled
Founded a settlement in Providence on the consentof the people
consent
New England Grows
Settlers moved from MA to find better farmland
Thomas Hooker Puritan ministerwho left because of dissent and becamepart of the Connecticut colony
Leaders of the Connecticut colony createdFundamental orders, orders by which the Government was to operate
David Thomson desired a fishing settlementand founded New Hampshire
Growth BringsConflict
Settlers settled whereIndians already lived
Fighting broke out dueto dissent over land ownership
1630s Pequot War in Connecticut
Metacomet was an Indian known to English as King Philip
Put up a fight againstthe colonists
1675 King Philip’s War1:16 colonists perished3,000 IndiansPerished
Indians forced to give up land or tribes wiped out
Settlers began to settle the frontier frontier
Why did people start colonies in New England?
How did the physical features of New England affect colonists’ decisions about where to settle?
Explain how dissent led Roger Williams to be expelled.
Why do you think the leaders of the Massachusetts Colony forced out the colonists who disagreed
with their rule?