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5.1 - Settling New
England
The Puritans Arrive
1628 – small group arrives and creates settlement of Salem
Unlike the pilgrims, this group enjoyed the Church of England, and wanted to follow it, but VERY strictly.
Their “pure” beliefs gave them the name Puritans.
The Puritans Arrive
Second group of Puritans arrive, led by John Winthrop
Group settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and named their settlement Boston.
Winthrop hoped his city would be an example of Christian Living.
New Ideas, New Settlements
1630 – John Winthrop is
elected governor of
Massachusetts Bay
Colony.
He made VERY strict
laws that made it a
punishment to speak out
against the church or
government.
Roger Williams
Minister who disagreed with the leaders.
Stated his beliefs in his sermons.
Believed that there should be separation between Church and State.
Believed colonists should live in peace with Native Americans.
Was expelled from colony due to his beliefs in 1635.
Bought land from the Narragansett and founded Providence, a settlement built on the consent of the people.
Anne Hutchinson
Questioned the teachings of Puritan leaders
Was found guilty of sedition (speaking out in ways that work against the government) and expelled from colony
Formed new settlement that joined with Providence and the colony of Rhode Island was formed in 1647.
New England Grows
Some settlers moved south from Massachusetts to find better farmland.
Minister Thomas Hooker moved to practice his beliefs and founded the settlement of Hartford and the colony of Connecticut.
Wrote “The Fundamental Orders,” which had the citizens of the colony vote for their leaders. (can you guess which citizens?)
New England Grows
In 1623, a Scottish
settler, David Thomson
created a fishing
settlement called
Portsmouth.
Eventually became New
Hampshire in 1679.
Growth Brings Conflict
The land colonists were using already
belonged to the Native Americans.
In 1637, the Pequot tribes and settlers
began attacking each other.
Native Americans thought the land
belonged to everybody, settlers thought
they owned the land.
Metacomet (King Phillip) was the
leader of the Wampanoag and decided
that Native Americans needed to unite
against the settlers.
King Philip’s War
In 1675, conflicts
between Metacomet
(King Philip) and the
settlers led to war.
For one year, the
Native Americans and
settlers fought.
Over 3,000 Native
Americans died, and
the tribes were forced
to give up their lands.
Expansion
As Native Americans
were pushed off their
land, settlers began
moving West.
By 1700, more than
90,000 colonists lived in
New England.