New England lead to the social‚ economic‚ and political shaping of Massachusetts. Puritans originally came to New England in order to create a more godly world away from corrupt England. Many Puritans originally didn’t want to settle in America‚ but after being attacked in England‚ and seeing how corrupt the Angelicin church was they sought refuge in the new colony. There were many economic opportunities in establishing the colony as well as political and social opportunities. The Puritans started
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settling of Britich North America than did religious concerns" is in a way true. The settling of British North America reflected and equal amount of economic and religious concerns. But the colonies that were founded mainly based on religious concerns were also founded with thoughts of making money. The colonies of New England‚ Maryland‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut were all founded mainly for religious reasons. Plymouth was founded byt the Separatist Puritans who wanted to begin their
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spread throughout the colonies. 2. Anne Hutchinson- A smart‚ witty young woman who would challenge the Puritan orthodoxy. Because fighting against the religion of a country was illegal Anne faced a trial in 1638. Here she was banished to New York and killed by Indians. She was important to this time era because she fought for her beliefs‚ although she was found guilty‚ she fought for her beliefs. 3. Roger Williams- Having a vast dislike for the Church of England and the Bay Colony charter Williams
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remained in effect until Plymouth was incorporated into the short-lived Dominion of New England in 1686 and subsequently absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. In other words they left and they got lost and so they signed something called the Mayflower Compact. Those 102 passengers
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Plymouth Colony -Massachusetts Bay soon entered war. -Brutal fighting -Nov 1675-Aug 1676 -Metacom killed in August 1676 -Edmon Andros (Governor of NY) didn’t help‚ thought Metacom would win Governor Berkeley (Virginia) didn’t help either. Wampanoags‚ Pokanokets (a branch of Wampanoags) welcomed Pilgrims in Plymouth 1620 The Lost Colony -Modern North Carolina. Manteo‚ Roanoke Island -Sir Walter Raleigh. First reconnaissance visit‚ 1584; 1585‚ planted first colony -Borrowed
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started his teachings in Geneva‚ Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America. When: 1530’s and beyond Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s ideals formed the foundations of Puritan society in the New England colonies of the early to mid 17th century (1600’s). Predestination: Who or What: Is the doctrine that all events have been willed by god‚ Calvin stated predestination to mean that god willed eternal damnation and salvation for people Where: Calvin started
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America: Southern‚ New England‚ & Middle Colonies I. Settling the British Colonies A. Unlike the Spanish & French‚ the British colonies were not funded or strictly ______strictly____________________ by the king: 1. ______________join stock________________________ companies were formed by investors who hoped to profit off new colonies 2. Once a _charter_________________________ was gained from the king‚ the company could maintain a colony in America II. Virginia A. In 1606‚ the
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English were one of the European powers that sought to build and empire in the New World in the 1600s. Jamestown and the Virginia Colony were founded by the Virginia Company of London which hoped to benefit economically from their investments. New Hampshire and New York were also founded for commercial reasons. On the other hand‚ Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony were founded by Separatists and Puritans who hoped to practice their religion freely. Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were founded
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Drake Logsdon History Dr. Davis John Winthrop The most prominent of the Founding Fathers was John Winthrop. Winthrop was the first Governor of the Massachusetts Colony. He served his term from 1630 to 1634. He was one of the best educated of the Puritan company. Winthrop had great wisdom and strict integrity. He was very religious‚ and was very aware about all his choices‚ both in public and private life. John Winthrop was born on 12 January 1587 to Adam and Anne Winthrop in Edwardstone‚ Suffolk
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struggles against female treatment in that time period 2. Anne Hutchinson—Arguably the first American feminist who‚ despite living in an early Puritan colony‚ publicly called for gender equality 3. Antinomianism—A belief that emerged after the Protestant Reformation that Christians are free from any laws by their faith in God 4. Chesapeake Bay—The largest estuary in the United States that served as an important English settlement beginning in 1607 with the arrival of colonists 5. Church of England—England’s
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