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Why did Roger Williams leave Massachusetts to found Rhode Island? What did their loss in king Philip's War mean for Native Americans? How did the Quakers get their name?

Why did Roger Williams leave Massachusetts to found Rhode Island? What did their loss in king Philip's War mean for Native Americans? How did the Quakers get their name?

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Why did Roger Williams leave Massachusetts to found Rhode Island? What did their loss in king Philip's War mean for Native Americans? How did the Quakers get their name?
PENNSYLVANIA New Jersey had a large population of QUAKERS, a religious group later called the RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS who were said to tremble (or quake) before God and who had been panished from New England. The Quaker beliefs of equality of the sexes, nonviolence, and tolerance felt like a threat to Puritans. <ing Charles II handed over land to Quaker WILLIAM PENN in 1681 to pay off a debt Charles owed Penn's family. Penn established PENNSYLVANIA, where Quakers would have religious freedom, and founded Philadelphia. It attracted thousands of people and became one of the largest cities in Vorth America. The MASON-DIXON LINE was originally a line of rocks laid down by two people named Mason and Dixon to mark the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. AD- 64 4 DELAWARE Penn also got land from the Duke of York. DELAWARE was south of his other holdings and was occupied by a arge Swedish population. It was still officially part of Pennsylvania, but Penn let them govern themselves. UGH, CAN'T WE JUST DRAW THIS ON A MAP?
Transcribed Image Text:PENNSYLVANIA New Jersey had a large population of QUAKERS, a religious group later called the RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS who were said to tremble (or quake) before God and who had been panished from New England. The Quaker beliefs of equality of the sexes, nonviolence, and tolerance felt like a threat to Puritans. <ing Charles II handed over land to Quaker WILLIAM PENN in 1681 to pay off a debt Charles owed Penn's family. Penn established PENNSYLVANIA, where Quakers would have religious freedom, and founded Philadelphia. It attracted thousands of people and became one of the largest cities in Vorth America. The MASON-DIXON LINE was originally a line of rocks laid down by two people named Mason and Dixon to mark the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. AD- 64 4 DELAWARE Penn also got land from the Duke of York. DELAWARE was south of his other holdings and was occupied by a arge Swedish population. It was still officially part of Pennsylvania, but Penn let them govern themselves. UGH, CAN'T WE JUST DRAW THIS ON A MAP?
"NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COLORIES: COLONIES MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS In 1630, led by JOHN WINTHROP, about 900 people settled in BOSTON. Their goal was to start a perfect Christian society, a concept known as a "city on a hill A GENERAL COURT was established to create local laws. It was made up of representatives-but only male members of the church (those who were ELECT, or thought to be chosen by God) could vote. Meanwhile, the Puritans in England were feeling more and more threatened NH MASS 62 CT La MY MASS ELECT not "elected," but thought to be chosen by God by religious persecution. Tens of thousands left between 1629 and 1640 in what is known as the GREAT MIGRATION. King Charles I granted the MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMPANY. a Puritan joint-stock company, a charter to establish a colony near Plymouth 60 NEW HAMPSHIRE In 1638, Anne Hutchinson's brother-in-law, JOHN WHEELWRIGHT, fled Massachusetts for similar reasons. He led people who agreed with him north and founded the town of Exeter. The area became the independent colony of NEW HAMPSHIRE in 1679. Mona THE SALEH WITCH TRIALS In 1602, In Salem, Massachusetts, some young girls accused people of casting spells on them. A special court was formed to judge wlichcraft cases. The court often forced confessions from the accused. Although people eventually admitted that they had made false accusations, by the time the witch scare ended, nineteen people had been executed for witchcraft. (021 KING PHILIP'S MAR In 1675, three members of the Wampanoag tribe were tried and executed by the English for a murder. The Wampanoag chief, METACOMET (known as King Philip to the settlers, son of Massasoit, felt that the British had no right to execute his people. Also, the Wampanoag were losing land in spite of efforts to compromise with the British. War broke out, and hundreds of settlers and many Wampanoag were killed, including Metacomet. The English claimed victory with help from their trading partners, the Pequot and Mohegan tribes. Afterward, the English expanded into Native American lands faster than ever. CONNECTICUT THOMAS HOOKER, a minister, disagreed with John Winthrop's leadership. He led his CONGREGATION to found Hartford, Connecticut, in 1636. Hartford and two other towns joined together to become their own colony, and Hooker drafted the FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT, the first written constitution in North America. Under the orders, male citizens who were not thought to be ELECT could still vote. CONGREGATION a group of people brought together for religious worship RHODE ISLAND ROGER WILLIAMS, another Massachusetts minister, believed that people shouldn't be forced to go to church, that settlers should pay Native Americans for land, and that church and state should be separate. This was so controversial that he was BARISHED from Massachusetts in 1636. His congregation followed him and founded PROVIDENCE. In 1638, ANNE HUTCHINSON was BARISHED from Massachusetts because she believed in personal revelation and that ministers didn't need to be members of the elect. (Another reason for her banishment was probably that she was a woman who spoke out) Hutchinson and her sympathizers founded Portsmouth, near Providence. In 1644, the area became the colony of RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS. THE MIDDLE COLORIES: NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE NEW YORK New Netherland was a thriving Dutch colony Seeing the large number of prosperous Dutch people between New England and Virginia, England wanted this land for itself. In 1664, England sent a fleet and unprepared for a battle, the Dutch surrendered. The colony was renamed NEW YORK after the Duke of York, who got it as a proprietary colony. BANISHED forced to leave or no longer welcome PA 61 NEW JERSEY The Duke of York gave some of his land to LORD JOHN BERKELEY and SIR GEORGE CARTERET, who named it NEW JERSEY. They attracted settlers by starting a representative assembly and offering large amounts of land. But because New Jersey had no harbor, it was hard to make a profit. They sold their shares of ownership in the colony, and the colony reverted to the king's control in 1702. 63
Transcribed Image Text:"NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COLORIES: COLONIES MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS In 1630, led by JOHN WINTHROP, about 900 people settled in BOSTON. Their goal was to start a perfect Christian society, a concept known as a "city on a hill A GENERAL COURT was established to create local laws. It was made up of representatives-but only male members of the church (those who were ELECT, or thought to be chosen by God) could vote. Meanwhile, the Puritans in England were feeling more and more threatened NH MASS 62 CT La MY MASS ELECT not "elected," but thought to be chosen by God by religious persecution. Tens of thousands left between 1629 and 1640 in what is known as the GREAT MIGRATION. King Charles I granted the MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMPANY. a Puritan joint-stock company, a charter to establish a colony near Plymouth 60 NEW HAMPSHIRE In 1638, Anne Hutchinson's brother-in-law, JOHN WHEELWRIGHT, fled Massachusetts for similar reasons. He led people who agreed with him north and founded the town of Exeter. The area became the independent colony of NEW HAMPSHIRE in 1679. Mona THE SALEH WITCH TRIALS In 1602, In Salem, Massachusetts, some young girls accused people of casting spells on them. A special court was formed to judge wlichcraft cases. The court often forced confessions from the accused. Although people eventually admitted that they had made false accusations, by the time the witch scare ended, nineteen people had been executed for witchcraft. (021 KING PHILIP'S MAR In 1675, three members of the Wampanoag tribe were tried and executed by the English for a murder. The Wampanoag chief, METACOMET (known as King Philip to the settlers, son of Massasoit, felt that the British had no right to execute his people. Also, the Wampanoag were losing land in spite of efforts to compromise with the British. War broke out, and hundreds of settlers and many Wampanoag were killed, including Metacomet. The English claimed victory with help from their trading partners, the Pequot and Mohegan tribes. Afterward, the English expanded into Native American lands faster than ever. CONNECTICUT THOMAS HOOKER, a minister, disagreed with John Winthrop's leadership. He led his CONGREGATION to found Hartford, Connecticut, in 1636. Hartford and two other towns joined together to become their own colony, and Hooker drafted the FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT, the first written constitution in North America. Under the orders, male citizens who were not thought to be ELECT could still vote. CONGREGATION a group of people brought together for religious worship RHODE ISLAND ROGER WILLIAMS, another Massachusetts minister, believed that people shouldn't be forced to go to church, that settlers should pay Native Americans for land, and that church and state should be separate. This was so controversial that he was BARISHED from Massachusetts in 1636. His congregation followed him and founded PROVIDENCE. In 1638, ANNE HUTCHINSON was BARISHED from Massachusetts because she believed in personal revelation and that ministers didn't need to be members of the elect. (Another reason for her banishment was probably that she was a woman who spoke out) Hutchinson and her sympathizers founded Portsmouth, near Providence. In 1644, the area became the colony of RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS. THE MIDDLE COLORIES: NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE NEW YORK New Netherland was a thriving Dutch colony Seeing the large number of prosperous Dutch people between New England and Virginia, England wanted this land for itself. In 1664, England sent a fleet and unprepared for a battle, the Dutch surrendered. The colony was renamed NEW YORK after the Duke of York, who got it as a proprietary colony. BANISHED forced to leave or no longer welcome PA 61 NEW JERSEY The Duke of York gave some of his land to LORD JOHN BERKELEY and SIR GEORGE CARTERET, who named it NEW JERSEY. They attracted settlers by starting a representative assembly and offering large amounts of land. But because New Jersey had no harbor, it was hard to make a profit. They sold their shares of ownership in the colony, and the colony reverted to the king's control in 1702. 63
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