In the last section, you learned about England’s first permanent settlement in the Americas.
In this section, you will learn why the Puritans settled in
North America.
Use this chart to take notes: These notes will help you see
the effects of events that occurred in the New England
colonies in the 1600s.
CAUSE
Separatists Members of a Puritan
group who established their own
congregations
Plymouth Colony Second permanent
English colony in North America
founded by the Pilgrims
Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony
founded by Puritans in 1630
RogerWilliams Puritan dissenterwho
set up a new colony in Rhode Island
Aeae Itutchiusun Puritan dissenter
banished from the Massachusetts Bay
Colony who fled to Rhode Island in ~638
Pequot War A 1637 conflict in which
the Pequots battled Connecticut
colonists
Metacom Native American chief
who fought against English colonists
in the King Philip’s War
I(ieg Philip’s War Conflict between
settlers and Native Americans
EFFECT
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War
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group that wanted to pu~j the Church of En land
by removing some of its Catholic practices.
Because of this, they were lmom~ as Pu~tans.
Why did Ne Puritans come
Pufit~s believed in the idea of a "priesthood of
~
believers."
This meant that eve~7 worshipper
to erica?
should expe~enee God directly through faitk
A ~ft)rent group of Eng~sh people settled ~ao~ praye~; and s~@ of ~e Bible~instead of fl~rough
of Jamesto~. They were members of a religious se~ees conducted by church p~ests.,
Some Puritmlff believed in trying to change the A minister named Roger wdliams preached
Church of England. Other Puritans chose to leavethat the setOers should buy--not take-land from
tile church and form their own congregation, s. TbeyNative Americans. He also said that government
were known as Separatists.
officials should not punish those with different reliTILe English king punished anyone who broke
gious views. Williams’s views angered Poritan lea&
away from the Church of Englaud. One Separatisters. They soon ordered his arrest. In 1686, Williams
group, kimwn today as Pilgrims, decided to leavefled Massachusetts Bay. He settled a new colony in
England. In 1620, they arrived in North Americawhat is now Rhode Island.
and fbunded Plymouth Colony.
Anne Hutchinson also angered Church leadIn 1630, another group of Puritans sailed toers with her beliefs. She argued that worshipers
North America. Like tim Pilgrims, they came to
should interpret the Bible on their own--~thout
practice their religion without fear of punishment.
the help of the church or its ministers. Puritan leadThey started a setdement c~ed tl~e Massachusetts ers ba~ished Hutchinson from the colony" in 1638.
Bay Colony, By 1640, more than 20,000 EnglishShe and her family went to Ilhode Island.
settlers lived there. The region would become Why did Puritan leaders force Roger Williams and
known ~s New England.
Anne Hutchinson to leave the colony? .
Unlike the settlers in Jamestown, the Puritans
were well prepared to live in this new land. They
were organized and had many supplies. John
Native Ar ericans Resist
Winthrop was the settlement’s first governor.
The B~ritans wauted to create a society that all
people would look up to. All adult male members of
did Puritans treat Native
the Puritan Church could vote. The Puritans ~soAmericans?
placed: great impo~cance on families aud church
At first, Puritans and the local Native Americans
authority.
They ’also stressed hard work. No matter whathelped each other: As New England grew, however,
one’s duties were, Puritans believed that Godsettlers began to seize Native Ammlean lands. In
required men and women to work long and hard ataddition, the settlers tried to force the Native
Americans to accept Pmitan laws and religion.
them. This "Pm’itan work ethic" helped lead to the
rapid growth and success of the New England Many Native Americans saw the Puritans as a
threat to their way of life. The tense relationship
colonies.
bet~veen the t~vo groups soon led to war. In 1637,
Why did the colo~ists at Massachusetts Bay
the Pequot tribe, who lived in what is now
fare better at the beginning than the colonists
Connecticut, went to war with the colonists. The
in Virginia?
Pequot War ended in total defeat for the Native
Americans. Most of the Pequot civilization was
wiped out.
War between Native Americans and colo~sts
broke out again in 1675. Chief Metaeom, whom
the English called King Philip, led an alliance of
Native Americans against the settlers. King
Philip’s War lasted over a year. In the end, the
Why" did some Puritans leave the
Engfisli won.
Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Puritans emne to America to practice their3. Why did Native Americans fight the Puritans?
religion in freedom. However, they did not like dissent, or the expressiou of other points of view.
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