1. New England Colonies
Protestant: Christians who don’t consider themselves to be Catholic
Persecute – to treat differently or badly because of beliefs or ethnicity

2. New England Colonies
New England Colonies – British colonies on northeastern Atlantic coast: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire
Puritans – Anglicans who wanted to fix, or “purify” Church of England

3. New England Colonies
“Evil Times” – time when Puritans were persecuted in England
Puritans decided to come to America
Settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony where land was cheap
Came for religious freedom

4. New England Colonies
John Winthrop was first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritans tried to keep other religions out
Great Migration – 1629 – 1640, 15,000 people came to Massachusetts; most to Boston

5. New England Colonies
Puritans were strict; no one could question their authority
Minister Thomas Hooker believed government had too much power
Left colony with about 100 followers to found Connecticut

6. New England Colonies
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – plan of government; limited governor’s power; allowed non-church members to vote; has roots of representative government (government where people vote for leaders)

7. New England Colonies
Religious tolerance – the belief that people should be able to worship as they see fit
Roger Williams – believed Puritan church had too much power
Broke from Massachusetts to create Rhode Island
RI had total religious freedom for all

8. New England Colonies
Martyr – someone who makes a sacrifice that makes people believe in their cause, often becoming stronger in death or failure than while fighting
Anne Hutchinson – spoke out against Puritan rule

9. New England Colonies People began to follow her example
Massachusetts leaders put her on trial; said a woman didn’t have the right to question “God’s law”
She was exiled from colony; became a “martyr” for her cause and a symbol for the fight for religious freedom

10. New England Colonies
Pilgrim – someone who makes a journey for a religious reason
Separatists – Anglicans who wanted to completely separate from Church of England
Separatists left England on the Mayflower as religious pilgrims

11. New England Colonies Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in 1620
Created the Mayflower Compact, a series of laws, to govern their colony
Received help from natives, Squanto and Samoset, to survive