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Northern Colonies
Puritanism
they wanted to worship their own style of Protestant Christianity
they were a very devout and hard working people
they were students of the teaching of John Calvin
he believed in
predestination
so God had chosen certain people to return to his kingdom at death
they believed that by living good lives they could show that they were chosen by God
so if they thought their neighbors were not among the chosen people, they would consider them to be bad people
for them the Christian Bible was the only source of religious knowledge
they alsobelieved the devil was a terrible being not of this world.
so it was important to live close together so that they could tell if their neighbors were listening to the devil
and also the community should punish sinners in public to teach them to do better.
they also usually gave their children names with religious meaning
in 1692 and 1693 150 people in Massachusetts were charged with being witches
in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, 20 people were put to death after being tried as witches, 5 more died in jail
. they were all tried in what was known as the
Salem witch trials
The Wampanoag
native group that lived in what is now Maine and Massachusetts
men moved about to fish and hunt
women stayed close to the village and grew the "
three sisters
"
corn, beans, and squash
almost 90 percent of the Wampanoag died before the Pilgrims arrived because of diseases
the Pilgrims spent their first winter in an empty village
Squanto
, a member of the tribe, lived with the Pilgrims and taught them about life in their new land, and how to grow key Wampanoag crops.
Massasoit
, a chief, helped the Pilgrims through their first year
Roger Williams
Englishman who founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1641
he did not agree with the practice of punishing citizens for breaking religious rules
he went against the authority of the king's people and their laws
saying that the land of New England belonged to the Native Americans
he was placed in jail in the fall of 1634
and was ordered to leave the Puritan community forever
Massasoit, the sachem (leader) of the Wampanoag, gave Williams a piece of land,
but then he learned the land was still in Plymouth colony, so he moved again
he bought land from the Narragansett and established Providence, Rhode Island, oined by his family and 12 others.
he wanted to build a safe community that had many freedoms.
people believed that Rhode Island settlers were not among God's people but it became a successful colony anyways
he kept speaking out against the church leaders
so the leaders decided to jail him and send him back to England
The first Thanksgiving
Pilgrims
and Native Americans (the Wampanoag tribe) ate a big meal together afte the first harvest
Pilgrims were first headed for Jamestown but lost their way in a storm
many had agreed to work for the Plymouth Company as indentured servants
the Mayflower stopped just off the Massachusetts coast instead
it was a difficult first year
many died of disease and the ones who survived built a town and planted seeds in the cleared fields
it took help from the Native Americans to make the colony successful
the colonistsgave thanks for a successful growing season and asked the natives to join them for a
three-day feast
that was the first Thanksgiving.
they ate wild ducks and pumpkin as a vegetable
New England Towns
almost all colonists lived in smaller towns and villages
this helped commerce and let everyone easily get to the schoolhouse and the church
town meetingswere also easier to hold
they provided an opportunity for men to discuss their concerns and ideas
attending town meetings soon became a public duty and custom
Economic Growth
many colonists who wanted to farm struggled with rocky land and poor soil
the region’s harbors provided a natural shelter for boats
fishing, shipping, and shipbuilding became valuable businesses
also fast-moving rivers made it possible to operate factories called mills