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?