1. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
- In A.D. 1605, English fisherman captured a Native called, Squanto, and brought him back to England where he learned English
- When he returned to America in A.D. 1619, he helped the English colonists survive in New England

2. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
The Voyage of the Mayflower
- In the early 1500s, King Henry VIII officially broke away from the Catholic Church and established the Church of England (Anglican)
- Puritans left England to escape bad treatment from King James I
- Separatists called for a total break with the Church of England & they thought it was too much like the Catholic Church
- Pilgrims were a separatist group who rejected the English Church and moved to Holland (The Netherlands)

3. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
- the Pilgrims wanted to come to the Americas to start new
- in November of A.D.1620, their ship called the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in present-day Massachusetts
- because they landed on a place outside of the Virginia Company’s charter, they all signed the Mayflower Compact, which was an agreement to obey all laws

4. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
The Pilgrims Found Plymouth
- after a harsh winter where half of the Pilgrims died by Spring, they met Samoset who introduces them to Squanto
- Squanto teaches them to negotiate a peace treaty with the Native Americans, plant crops, fish, and acts as their interpreter
- the Pilgrims hold a three day feast called “Thanksgiving” to celebrate their peace with the Natives
- soon more people would sail to New England for freedom

5. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
The Puritans Come to Massachusetts Bay
- by the thousands, the Puritans left England for the Americas to “purify” the English Church in what is called the Great Migration
- they created a commonwealth, which was a community where people work together for a common good
- all children had to learn to read the Bible
- the “New England Way”

6. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
The New England Colonies
Location
Leader
Contributions
Massachusetts
Bay Colony
John Winthrop
General court makes laws
only male church members can vote
Rhode Island
Roger Williams (kicked out of Massachusetts)
separation of church and state
1st Baptist Church
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
- Wrote “Fundamental Orders” (a constitution)
New Hampshire
John Wheelwright
- established the town of Exeter

7. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
Challenges to Puritan Leaders
- The Quakers challenged the Massachusetts commonwealth and were eventually kicked out of Massachusetts, so they moved to Rhode Island
- they believed in non-violence, equality, and using an “inner light” to directly find God

8. Ch.3, Sec.2 – New England Colonies
King Philip’s War
- Continual conflict over land resulted in war by A.D
- The Puritans eventually fought against the Wampanoag tribe and their leader, Metacom (also called King Philip)