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Chapter 3

New Colonies

1620s-1730s

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New Colonies

Most colonies offered religious liberty and

allowed participation in local government

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King Charles I

Issued a charter for theformation of the Massachusetts

Bay Company

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Massachusetts Bay Company

A joint-stock company composed ofPuritan businessmen

King Charles I issued this company a

charter granting them a large piece ofland in the territory that was controlled bythe Council for New England--- He failed

to specify that the company headquartersmust be in England.

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John Winthrop

1stGovernor of theMassachusetts BayCompany

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Great Migration

25,000 Puritans (about 4,000 families)

came to the New World to escape

religious persecution in England between

1630 and 1642.

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A City Upon a Hill

The Puritans wished to be a city upon a

hill, an example to the world and fully

embody Gods truth.

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Success of Massachusetts Bay

Colony

Their success was largely due to the

character of the people, who were deeply

rooted in the teachings of the Bible.

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Harvard College

1stinstitution of higher learning in

America to prepare young men

for the ministry

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The Puritans led the way in the

education of young children in

colonial America because they

were concerned that everyone

should be able to read the Biblefor themselves.

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Ole Deluder Satan Act

Established the first town school systemin America. The purpose was to defeatSatan from keeping men from the

knowledge of the Scriptures. All towns of at least 50 families had to hire a teacher to

teach their children to read and write.

Towns of at least 100 households had to establish a

Latin grammar school to provide an education forfuture clergymen, preparing them for Harvard.

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Evangelizing to the Indians

The charter for the Massachusetts Bay set

a goal of evangelizing to the natives.

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John Eliot

Apostle to the Indians

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Algonquin Bible

John Eliot translated the Bible in the native

language of the Indians. This became the

first Bible printed in America

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Puritan Work Ethic

Belief that:

Man is called to work

All work has a sense of nobility

A Christian serves God best by working

diligently and faithfully in his calling