The Northern English Colonies

“This won’t come back to haunt us at all… right?”

DO NOW

• On a separate sheet of white lined paper, please respond to the following question in 1 paragraph:– What do you think it would be like to live in a

country with an “official” religion, one which everyone must support or go to prison?

– Why is separation of church and state become a fundamental constitutional issue?

Essential Questions

• By the end of class, you will be able to– Cite the importance of the Mayflower Compact– Discuss why N.E. colonies were uniquely suited for

the coming revolution

North American Settlements c. 1600The Major Players

French and Spanish Start First

• Spanish Conquistadors and French Fur Trappers– Colonies for $$$

• Treatment of Native Americans – Spanish enforce rigid class system– French trade along the Great Lakes

English Colonies

• Defeat of Spanish Armada in 1588– Props for the English Navy…– No cash

• Largely for economic motives– “Decrease the surplus population”– Jamestown is a cash cow• Why? What crops made Jamestown so successful?

Problems with Protestants

• 1500s- Henry VIII makes Church of England– Protestant in name only, rituals are still heavily

Catholic– Controlled by the Crown• Why is this a problem for Protestants?

• People want to purify the church– Become known as Puritans (or Separatists)– Puritans are viewed as a threat • WHY?

Puritans and New England

• Settled for (Religious) Freedom– Protestants flee England due to persecution

• Predestination– Belief that God guides those who are to be saved

“A Three Hour Tour…”

• Pilgrims lost on the way to Virginia– NOT UNDER THE PROTECTION OF CHARTER• Why is this an issue?

Mayflower Compact

Answer as you read

• On the same sheet as your DO NOW, answer the following questions:– Why do you think it starts with “In the name of

God, Amen”? • Think about who is settling

– What does the phrase “a civil Body Politick” mean?

– Why this document a “germ of popular government?”

Impact of Compact

• In 1620, 41 men sign agreement to:– Make just and equal laws– A government chosen by consent of the people– Obey all laws made for the good of the people• Does this sound like anything you’ve heard of before?

(Maybe we talked about it yesterday…?)

Success means Two Colonies

Massachusetts Bay

• Winthrop leads merchants from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony– Grew faster– Religion is only one factor in founding– Establishes a representative government

• “For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.”– What his Winthrop trying to say? Why do colonies

set up self rule?

No Direct Flights…

Freedom… So long as you look like me

• Coexist with Native Americans – Trade skills and goods freely

• English have NO respect for the Native “savage”– Natives see their culture threatened– Breaks into open warfare for land

• Foundations of the French and Indian War

Checking for Understanding

• How is the Mayflower Compact an early example of self rule?

• Compare and contrast the French and English relationship with the Native Americans.