Early American Colonies

SOL USI.5a: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped Colonial

America by: a) describing the religious and economic events and conditions that led to

the colonization of America.

Plymouth - 1620

• Colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid RELIGIOUS persecution.

• Plymouth was settled by the Pilgrims

Plymouth - 1620

The Mayflower The First Thanksgiving

Massachusetts Bay Colony - 1629

• Settled by the PURITANS

• Wanted to avoid religious persecution

• Wanted to REFORM, or purify, the Church of England. They did not want to totally separate from it.

Church of England ChurchPuritan Church

Pennsylvania - 1670

• Settled by the QUAKERS

• Wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference

Pennsylvania

• Settled by William Penn (“The Quaker Oats Man”)

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