New England Colonies

There were 4 colonies in New England at the time. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Conneticut and Rhode Island.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony & The Puritans

Who are the Puritans?

• People who left england because the England Church was not pure enough
• Strict Leaders
• Education was all taught by the bible
• So many strict rules, example being you had to go to church everyday, otherwise you were severly punished.
• Women could not make desicions

Puritan Towns consisted of

• Houses
• Blacksmith
• School
• Minister's House
• Church
• Common & Stocks
• Cooper
• Cobbler

A Famous Puritan:

In 1634, Anne and her family moved into the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They left England following a minister who was forced to leave England due to them finding out his Puritan teachings.

Some of the things Anne did

• She began to hold weekly prayer meetings in her home for women
• She began speaking out against the leaders
• She was told to deny her beliefs and refused. She was banished.
• 1643 she was killed by indians because she was trying to take land from them.

Another Famous Puritan:

Roger Williams

• Roger Williams moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1631. He studied indian languages and was interested in the affairs of the english government and the indians. He believed that the english government shouldn't take lands from the indians without some sort of payment. He was banished from the colony for that.
• He started a colony in Rhode Island.

Social Classes

• Artisans
• Merchants
• Free Africans
• Slaves
• Native Americans
• Women
• Identured Servants
• Large Landowners

Indentured Servants

• They were people who could not afford to buy their own ticket, so they agreed to become their servant for 3-6 years in exchange for another person buying their ticket.
• (to the new world)

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