Bell Ringer. Describe the culture of the New England colonies? Why is Nathaniel Bacon important to American history? What do you care about?

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1 Bell Ringer Describe the culture of the New England colonies? Why is Nathaniel Bacon important to American history? What do you care about?

2 COLONIAL AMERICA,

3 NEW ENGLAND COLONIES MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT NEW HAMPSHERE

4 MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AND THE PURITANS A GROUP IN ENGLAND WANTED TO "PURIFY" THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, THEY WERE CALLED PURITANS. PURITANS ARE NOT PILGRIMS. - SOME PURITANS ORGANIZED A TRADING COMPANY AND GOT SOME LAND FROM KING JAMES I PEOPLE

5 MASSACHUSETTS WAS NOT A DEMOCRACY!!! Only Male Church Members had rights. Salem Witch Trials

6 The Salem Witch Trials Why: Salem and surrounding areas were very religious. They blamed Satan for all of their problems. Who accused: Samuel Parris Salem Church Leader and his daughter started it. Who died: Usually poor women over forty When: Facts: Over 200 women would be executed before Parris says that he was in the wrong.

7 Order in the Court Defense: Will defend Tituba and try to prove that she is innocent. Prosecution: Will try to prove that Tituba is a witch and guilty of witchcraft. Judges: Will decide her fate

8 RHODE ISLAND AND THE PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS -ROGER WILLIAMS, DID NOT AGREE WITH THE PURITANS IN MASSACHUSETTS - SUGGESTED: -CHURCH SHOULD NOT PLAY A POWERFUL ROLE IN GOVERNMENT -THE LAND BELONGED TO THE NATIVE AMERICANS NOT THE BAY Colonies - BOUGHT SOME LAND FROM THE NARRAGANSET INDIANS AND FOUNDED PROVIDENCE ANNE HUTHCHINSON JOINED WILLIAMS DUE TO RELIGIOUS REASONS - I- FOUNDED ON THE BASIS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

9 CONNECTICUT - FIRST SETTLEMENTS GREW FROM MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. - LED BY REV. THOMAS HOOKER, SETTLED TOWNS OF HARTFORD, NEW HAVEN ETC LEADERS OF SOME CONN. TOWNS GOT TOGETHER DREW UP A PLAN OF SELF GOVERNMENT, FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT WHICH BECAME THE WRITTEN CONSTITUTION - GRANTED A SELF-GOVERNING CHARTER

10 NEW HAMPSHIRE - FIRST SETTLED, GREW OUT OF THE MASS. BAY COLONY - GRANTED A ROYAL CHARTER 1679

11 Bell ringer What is special about Anne Hutchinson? Explain the importance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FOC). Are you a leader or a follower?

12 Review Vocab Proprietor Constitution Domestic Domesticate Charter Colony

13 MIDDLE COLONIES: THE BREAD BASKET COLONIES NEW YORK NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE

14 NEW YORK - FIRST SETTLED BY THE DUTCH, NEW AMSTERDAM AREA CALLED NEW NETHERLAND - STARTED AS A CENTER OF FUR TRADE - CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH, RENAMED NEW YORK, GRANTED A ROYAL COLONY 1685

15 NEW JERSEY - FIRST SETTLED 1664 AS A PROPRIETARY COLONY. (proprietary- land owner) - ORIGINALLY PART OF PENNSYLVANIA, NEW SWEDEN AND NEW NETHERLAND

16 PENNSYLVANIA - FOUNDED BY WILLIAM PENN AND THE QUAKERS - KING CHARLES II OWED WILLIAM PENN - Non- VIOLENT - PENN DID NOT BELIEVE IN JUST TAKING THE LAND FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS SO THEY BOUGHT THE LAND, TREATED THE NATIVE---AMERICANS FAIRLY AND LIVED IN PEACE FOR OVER 75 YEARS

17 DELWARE CALLED NEW SWEDEN - THE DELAWARE RIVER - WAS PART OF THE LAND GRANTED TO WILLIAM PENN IN GRANTED "INDEPENDENCE" FROM PENNSYLVANIA 1704 BECAUSE THE SETTLERS FELT THEY WERE TO FAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN PHILADELPHIA

18 SOUTHERN COLONIES MARYLAND VIRGINIA (NOTE THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA WERE DISCUSSED LAST CHAPTER, JAMESTOWN) NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA

19 MARYLAND - FOUNDED BY GEORGE CALVERT (LORD BALTIMORE), ROMAN CATHOLICS COULD WORSHIP FREELY - PROPRIETARY COLONY - RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

20 N. & S. CAROLINA - CHARLES TOWN - FIRST TO HAVE BLACK SLAVES FROM BEGINNING - BY 1710, BLACKS outnumber whites - MAJOR EXPORTS- rice and fur BECOMES ROYAL COLONY AND IS DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH.

21 GEORGIA -James Oglethorpe- Founder (did not want slavery in Georgia) - A BARRIER TO THE SPANISH IN FLORIDA. - PLANNED TO BE SETTLED BY DEBTORS FROM PRISON AND BECAME A ROYAL COLONY and slavery was allowed.

22 THE ENGLISH COLONIES, 1754