1. The New England Colonies

2. Geography of New England Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine make up New England Soil is thin and rocky, makes farming difficult Long jagged coastline perfect for fishing Large forests Long snowy winters

3. Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Similar to the Pilgrims, the Puritans wanted to reform the C of E Puritans were persecuted in England Led by John Winthrop, the Puritans receive a charter to settle their colony Massachusetts Bay Colony

4. The Massachusetts Bay Colony The Puritans established several settlements including Boston The colony set up a General Court where each town sent representatives (limited to male Puritan Church members) Puritans did not believe in religious toleration

5. New Colonies

6. Growth and Change Each Puritan town governed itself by setting up a town meeting This encouraged the growth of democratic ideas Puritans earned their livelihood through farming, fishing, shipbuilding, and leather goods

7. King Philip’s War In 1675, a Wampanoag chief named Metacom (King Philip) led a resistance against Puritan expansion Many natives joined and thousands died by 1676 His defeat allowed the colonists to expand freely