Ch. 4 section 1 THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Puritans

A religious group of English Protestants who settled The Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Anne Hutchinson

An intelligent and talkative woman who had 14 children and challenged Puritan beliefs. She said that if you were destined to go to heaven then you do not need to live a holy life or follow laws, further claiming that this was a revelation from God. She was banished from Massachusetts Bay, in which she escaped to Rhode Island and then to New York, where she and all but one of her family was killed by Indians.

Why did the Puritans settle the MA Bay colony?

The Puritans settled the MA Bay colony for economic and religious reasons. They left England to settle in the MA Bay colony because the land was very cheap there.

John Winthrop

The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a successful attorney, and owned a large house in England. He took the job because he said it was a calling from God to create a holy society as a model for humankind . He was governor for 19 years, in which he helped the Bay Colony in fur trading, fishing, and shipbuilding during this time.

What was the purpose of the town meeting?

The purpose of the town meeting was from the Puritans to speak what was on their minds. This was the place to discuss any issues or problems that the individual might be having.

How did the settlement affect the Native Americans?

The settlement affected the Native Americans because there were even more Englanders taking their land. Metacom tried to stop them and he was killed. After that, the Native Americans lives changed drastically because anyone who had helped Metacom was sold as a slave to a foreign country.

General Court

This was the general representative assembly for the Massachusetts Bay Colony where only male members of the Congregational Church were allowed to vote for the General Court. This was an attempt at a democratic system in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which ended being undemocratic for the non-elects

Why did Thomas Hooker leave the MA Bay colony?

Thomas Hooker left the MA Bay colony because he thought that the government had to much control. He then traveled along the Connecticut River. He soon stopped and named the area he was in Connecticut.

town meeting

meeting in colonial Ne England where settlers discussed and voted on issues.

Peter Stuyvesant

served as the last Dutch director general of the colony of New Netherland before it was turned over to the English. He was the major figure in the early history of New York City.

Fundamentals Orders of Connecticut

the most important documents in the early new world.

Proprietary colony

was a type of British colony especially in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the king, and it was his prerogative to divide.

Royal colony

was a type of colonial administration of the British overseas territories.

Sabbath

Holy day of rest for religious purposes.

Cash crop

grown for sale to return a profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm.

Roger Williams

He wanted his fellow clergymen to make a clean break from the Church of England and supported the Indians' claim to the land. He challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter and defied the authority of the government. He was put to trial and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. After being kicked out of Massachusetts, he went on to form Rhode Island in, which was one of the most liberal, religiously tolerant, and advanced places.

religious tolerance

Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.

Metacom

a Wampanoag chief who brought different American Indian groups together to fight against the English.

Patroon

a person given land and granted certain manorial privileges under the former Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.

Pennsylvania Dutch

are a cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants.

Quakers

dealt with many people who were nonconformists, and accepted them when other communities would not accept them.

Thomas Hooker

founded the Colony of Connecticut after disagreeing with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and a leader of universal Christian suffrage

William Penn

founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.