1. Chapter 3 Section 2
New England Colonies

2. Key Terms John Winthrop - respected landowner and lawyer; led Puritans
Toleration – recognition that other people have the right to different opinions
Roger Williams – minister of a church in the town of Salem
Anne Hutchinson – a Boston woman put on trial and expelled from Massachusetts for questioning Puritan teachings in 1638

3. John Winthrop

4. Key terms continued
Thomas Hooker – minister; disagreed with Puritan leaders
John Wheelright – forced to leave Massachusetts for agreeing with Anne Hutchinson’s views
Town meeting – an assembly of townspeople that decide local issues
Metacom – chief of the Wampanoag; also known by English name, King Philip

5. Town Meeting

6. Climate and Natural Resources
Winters – long and snowy
Summers – short and warm
Climate helped colonists in region live longer
Fish
Off New England’s coast line – richest fishing grounds in world

7. Natural Resources

8. How Did the Geography Determine the Way They Made a Living?
North, very cold
Short growing season
Rocky soil

9. Governing

10. How Did They Govern Themselves?
Gov. acted independent of king
Head of Gov. elected by legislatures/ property owning males
Town meetings - to solve local matters
political structures differed, most allowed free white men w/ prop. - active voice in local affairs

11. Education

12. Role of Education Imp. In colonies Developed schools in Mass. Colony
Carried into Puritan Community because imp. for children to have to lead Godly lives
Very strict
Learned about God
Religious upbringing

13. Role of Religion
Religion – imp. factor in bringing colonists to Americas
Colonists knew religious wars tore Europe apart
sense of religious harmony emerged
American Revolution –wanted life free of religious conflicts

14. Going to Church

15. Difficulties Severe winters Not enough food for families
Hard job search

16. Winter

17. General Information of Interest
Mass. – John Winthrop, 1630, religious freedom for Puritans
Rhode Island – Roger Williams, 1636, religious freedom
Connecticut- Thomas Hooker, 1636, religious and economic freedom
Old Deluder Satan Act of 1647

18. Old Deluder Satan Act

19. Bibliography

20. Bibliography