5.1 - Settling New

England

The Puritans Arrive

1628 – small group arrives and creates settlement of Salem

Unlike the pilgrims, this group enjoyed the Church of England, and wanted to follow it, but VERY strictly.

Their “pure” beliefs gave them the name Puritans.

The Puritans Arrive

Second group of Puritans arrive, led by John Winthrop

Group settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and named their settlement Boston.

Winthrop hoped his city would be an example of Christian Living.

New Ideas, New Settlements

1630 – John Winthrop is

elected governor of

Massachusetts Bay

Colony.

He made VERY strict

laws that made it a

punishment to speak out

against the church or

government.

Roger Williams

Minister who disagreed with the leaders.

Stated his beliefs in his sermons.

Believed that there should be separation between Church and State.

Believed colonists should live in peace with Native Americans.

Was expelled from colony due to his beliefs in 1635.

Bought land from the Narragansett and founded Providence, a settlement built on the consent of the people.

Anne Hutchinson

Questioned the teachings of Puritan leaders

Was found guilty of sedition (speaking out in ways that work against the government) and expelled from colony

Formed new settlement that joined with Providence and the colony of Rhode Island was formed in 1647.

New England Grows

Some settlers moved south from Massachusetts to find better farmland.

Minister Thomas Hooker moved to practice his beliefs and founded the settlement of Hartford and the colony of Connecticut.

Wrote “The Fundamental Orders,” which had the citizens of the colony vote for their leaders. (can you guess which citizens?)

New England Grows

In 1623, a Scottish

settler, David Thomson

created a fishing

settlement called

Portsmouth.

Eventually became New

Hampshire in 1679.

Growth Brings Conflict

The land colonists were using already

belonged to the Native Americans.

In 1637, the Pequot tribes and settlers

began attacking each other.

Native Americans thought the land

belonged to everybody, settlers thought

they owned the land.

Metacomet (King Phillip) was the

leader of the Wampanoag and decided

that Native Americans needed to unite

against the settlers.

King Philip’s War

In 1675, conflicts

between Metacomet

(King Philip) and the

settlers led to war.

For one year, the

Native Americans and

settlers fought.

Over 3,000 Native

Americans died, and

the tribes were forced

to give up their lands.

Expansion

As Native Americans

were pushed off their

land, settlers began

moving West.

By 1700, more than

90,000 colonists lived in

New England.