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Chapter Two: Colonizing AmericaSection Three: New England
A. The Pilgrimsa. A group of Puritans broke away from the __________________
Church to form new churches. b. These people were known as _____________________.c. When King James I tried to _______________ these people, they
first fled to Holland.d. These Separatists that left England were the _________________.e. Life in Holland was also ________________ for the Pilgrims; they
decided to leave for America.f. 1620 – The Pilgrims left for America aboard the
“___________________”.g. They planned to go to __________________ but a storm blew them
off course.h. They arrived at ____________________, in present day
Massachusetts.i. The Pilgrims had a difficult first year at Plymouth, but were
helped by a Native American man, ______________________. j. 1621 – The Pilgrims celebrated the ________________ with the
Native Americans. k. This became the basis for the ________________________ holiday.
B. The Puritans found Massachusettsa. Puritans found it increasingly ______________ to live in England.b. An economic ___________________ had caused many Puritans to lose
jobs and money.c. John Winthrop and several other Puritans owned _______________ in the
Massachusetts Bay Company, and had a charter to begin a new __________________ in America.
d. 1629 – To help the Puritans in England, Winthrop transformed Massachusetts into a _______________ for Puritans in America.
e. A huge number of ___________________ began arriving in America.f. By 1643, there were ___________________ people in New England. g. In the colony of Massachusetts, there was little __________________ between
the church and the state. h. There were also _____________ laws and moral codes.i. Other religions were not _____________________.
C. Rhode Islanda. 1. Roger Williams
i. Left Massachusetts because he __________________ with some beliefs of the Puritan Church.
ii. He traveled south and founded the town of __________________. b. 2. Anne Hutchison i. Puritan woman who __________________ some Puritan ministers.
ii. She gained many followers and was ________________ from Massachusetts.
iii. She and others who had been thrown out began new ________________.
iv. 1644 – these new settlements (including Providence), combined and formed the colony of _______________ Island.
v. Here, church and state would be _______________.vi. Other religions would be _________________.
D. Connecticuta. 1636 – founded by Puritan Minister, Thomas ___________________.b. He and his congregation mainly wanted more ______________.c. They also had disagreements with the Puritan ______________ in
Massachusetts.d. 1637 – adopted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – first
________________ constitution in America.