New England Colonies PowerPoint

7/29/2019 New England Colonies PowerPoint

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Development of the New

England Colonies


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Think about this...

Imagine that your parents have told you that they

have a new set of rules for you. You have to wear

winter jackets in the middle of summer, you must

eat tofu during every meal, and you can only hangout with your friends on the second Wednesday of

every month. They also criticize you for the way

you dress, your favorite hobbies, and your love for

green vegetables. If you do not follow these rules,your parents will make you clean your bathroom

with a toothbrush while singing Call Me Maybe.


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Think about this...

You think this is crazy and refuse to be

persecuted by your parents anymore. Luckily,

you have found a new place to live. Yay! The

only problem is, it is in Wyoming, which israther far away from your home in the Rantoul

area. But your parents are nuts, and you

cannot take it anymore! So you decide to form

a pact with your friends (everyones parentshave adopted this strange behavior) and

journey to Wyoming to start your new life..


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What would you do?

When you get there, all of you decide that you

should probably create yourselves some shelter.

Unfortunately, none of you knows how to build

a house. Nobody knows how to grow any foodeither, and you spent all of your money during

your trip. How do you overcome these

challenges? Do you want to struggle in this new

life, with limited resources but the freedom todo as you please? Or, do you go back and

tolerate your crazy parents? What do you do?


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Where are the New England

colonies?


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What are the New England Colonies?

Massachusetts

Connecticut

Rhode Island

New Hampshire


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Henry the 8th and his rule

Dissention

Separatists


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Pilgrims and their Journey

Left for Americans due to religious reasons

Escape "persecution"

Virginia Stock Companyo allowed Pilgrims to settle in Virginia

o company would get share of any profits


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Mayflower Compact

Pilgrims landed north of Virginia

All settlers of Plymouth had to sign contract

Signed in 1620

Critical step in the development of

representative government in America

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-

1650/mayflower-compact-1620.php


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Massachusetts

Massachusetts Bay Company grants new

group of Puritans a charter in 1629

Establish new colony north of Plymouth

Strict Bible societyo little "tolerance"


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Political Ideology

John Winthrop

General Court

becomes Elected

Assembly

Voting restricted to

males


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Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New

Hampshire

Developed by

people kicked out

of Massachusetts

Roger Williams

Anne Hutchinson


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Role of Native Americans

Settlers made treaties with the Native

Americans in order to receive their help

Squanto & Samoset showed them how to

make use of available resources

1621 - The two groups lived togetherpeacefully for a short period of time


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New Resources

New Resources led to new industryo Rivers

o Trees/Forests

o Oceans


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Conflict over Resources

Conflicts arose between Native Americans

and colonists over resources and land

Pequot War - 1636

King Philip's War - 1675


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Your Turn!

1) Pretend that you are in charge of creating a town

in the New England region. Draw your ideal version

of a settlement in one of these New England

colonies. Consider the industries and resources wediscussed in class (shipping, forestry, etc.) as you

construct your town. Then, write a short

paragraph explaining your design choice. How did

you choose the location of particular areas (homes,work)? Why did you include certain resources and

not include others?


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Your Turn!

2) Develop your own set of laws to govern one

of the New England colonies. What kind of

policies do you think will help you survive

for a long time? Will you include the NativeAmericans in your government, or are they

not important? How will you divide

resources? What behaviors will be toleratedand what will be against the law?

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