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England’s New England Colonies

• Massachusetts• Connecticut• Rhode Island• New Hampshire

Plymouth

• William Bradford & the Pilgrims came over on the Mayflower

• They came to Plymouth to escape religious persecution

• Very religious & family-oriented

The Mayflower Compact

• The Pilgrims’ form of government

• They set their own rules and would govern themselves

Pilgrims & Natives

• Native Americans helped the Pilgrims learn…– How to plant crops– Where to fish– How to fertilize the ground with fish

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Pilgrims & Natives

• Celebrated the First Thanksgiving together because the Pilgrims were thankful for the bountiful harvest

Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Founded by John Winthrop as a religious colony

• Did very well

• Colony was extremely prepared for life in the New World

Problems in New England

• Dissenters did not agree with everything happening in the colony!– Roger Williams: Wanted the

church to separate from the leadership of the colony

– Anne Hutchinson: Felt people could interpret the Bible without a preacher

Characteristics in New England

• Climate: Cold, snowy• Crops: Corn, wheat, beans, squash• Subsistent Farmers who grew

enough for their families to eat• Turned to the sea for fish and

whales

Life in New England

• Jobs: Farmers, fishermen, traders, forest workers

• Education was valued & parents had to provide education for their children

• Mostly Protestant (Puritan)• Mostly English• Passionate about self-government!

What are some characteristics of a witch?

What do witches do?

Salem Witch Trials

• Series of hearings in front of local magistrates to prosecute people accused of being witches

• 26 went to trial and were found guilty

• Witches were hanged

Why Did They Get Accused?

• FOR NO REAL REASON!

• They were just suspected of being witches!