Bell Ringer Date: September, 14th 2015

1) Take out a new sheet of paper, title it my Colony and label it B2.

2) Copy down the Homework for tonight

3) Answer these questions on the paper you just took out.

When the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in November of 1620, they were not well equipped to spend a harsh winter in North America. Without the help the Pilgrims received from indigenous, or native, people who lived in the area, the expedition could well have been a total failure.

REWRITE HISTORY

With your desk partner, you will recreate the expedition of the Pilgrims and the Plymouth Colony. You will do as follows….

REWRITE HISTORY Directions: With your Partner

1. Write a mission statement for your expedition and brainstorm ideas. Begin by thinking about the purpose of the colony you intend to set up. Are your goals financial, political, religious, a mixture of these, or something completelydifferent?2. Choose a destination that is a good match for your mission..3. Organize your ideas. You can use your own method or use the followingsuggestions: create a planning chart, a supply chart, and a personal chart.4. What month will you leave? What is the estimated time it will take to get there? How much food and water will you need?

Keep in Mind: - Your supply chart should include items you will need once you land in North America, as well as supplies needed for your expedition.- The personnel chart should list how many men, women, and children you willtake. What jobs will they do? What skills do they need?- Create a timetable for accomplishing your goals.

Time to WriteDirections: On your sheet of paper answer the following question in 6-8 sentences.

What were some difficulties and accomplishments settlers in the first

colonies faced and endured?

The Colonies Map

Directions:1) Label this sheet B3

2) This sheet is very important, we will be using it during the next three weeks! DON’T LOSE IT

3) Take a colored Pencil and outline as follows.

New England Colonies

The New England Colonies

Background

ImportantPeople

Important People

• John Winthrop – leader of the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Roger Williams – a minister who founded the town of Providence, Rhode Island

• Anne Hutchinson – a Boston woman who established a settlement on an island that is part of present-day Rhode Island

• Thomas Hooker – a minister who founded the town of Hartford, Connecticut

• John Wheelwright – a man who founded the town of Exeter, New Hampshire

How did religious beliefs and dissent influence the New England colonies?

Religion played a key role in colonies that were established in New England.

Many colonies were established by people who were exiled because of their religious beliefs.

A group known as the Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England.

In the early 1600s, the Puritans were respected professionals who were influential in England.

But in the 1620s, King Charles I opposed and persecuted the Puritans.

In 1630, about 900 Puritans left England in 11 ships, led by John Winthrop.

They had formed the Massachusetts Bay Company, which received a charter to establish settlements in present-day Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Massachusetts Bay Company

Charter

The Puritans established several settlements in their colony, including Boston.

By 1643, about 20,000 people lived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

By the mid-1630s, Massachusetts Bay had an elected governor and an elected assembly—the General Court—but only adult male Puritans could vote.

The Puritans believed:

• towns and churches should manage their own affairs.

• people should work hard and live in strong and stable families.

Each Puritan town governed itself by setting up a town meeting, but only men could participate.

Although they founded their own colony so they could have religious freedom, the Puritans did not believe in religious toleration for others.

Disagreements about religion led to the founding of other colonies in New England.

Religious Toleration

Geography of New England

Location • New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine are in northern New England.

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are in southern New England.

Landforms • Much of New England is made up of hills, mountains, and forests.

• Thin and rocky soil makes farming difficult.

Climate • Winters are long and snowy, and summers are shorter and warm.

• Colonists caught fewer diseases and lived longer than Virginia colonists.

The New England Colonies

Geography

Settlements

Economy

Government

Religion

Occupations