1. New England Colonies
1620 to 1750

2. Religious Freedom
Jamestown and Roanoke were founded in hopes of making money.
New England colonies were founded in search of religious freedom from persecution
Those who wanted to reform (fix) the Anglican Church are Puritans
Those who wanted to leave and set up their own church are separatists

4. The Pilgrims Separatists that settled in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Led By William Bradford
Created Mayflower Compact- 1st step towards representative government
Squanto and Samoset (NA’S) helped settlers
1st Thanksgiving – Fall 1621

5. WReligious Beliefs of the Pilgrims
Much more simple and strict than the Anglican Church
Predestination- God already chose who is saved when he created Earth
Meetinghouses- no decoration, few ceremonies
Did not celebrate Christmas or Easter

6. New York City New York City used to be called New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was founded by the Dutch in 1624
Dutch West India Company traded a small amount of beads and other items for all of Manhattan

11. Anne Hutchinson- Rhode Island5
Anne Hutchinson- Rhode Island
A.H. was outspoken about the rights of women in the Puritan church of Mass.
Men in the community put her on trial and she was banished
She moved to Rhode Island and set up a community there

12. Pennsylvania and the Quakers
William Penn was a member of a protestant group called the Quakers
He founded Pennsylvania in 1682
Pennsylvania was a “Holy Experiment”
Phil means love in Greek; therefore Philadelphia means “City of Love”

13. Quakers Quakers believe: All people are equal
Church leaders and services are not necessary as each person has their own “inner light”
War is wrong for religious reasons- they are pacifists