Objective: To discuss the reasons for the Puritan’s
settlement in America and to examine their way of life.
Do Now: Which of the following freedoms would you
give up if you had to choose one? Why?
* Speech
* Press
* Religion
* Trial by Jury
Roman Catholic
Church
Episcopalians
Baptists
Protestants
Lutherans
Presbyterians
Church of
England
Puritans
Separatists
(Pilgrims)
Puritans – a group of English Protestants that tried to
simplify the Church of England in the 1600’s.
England persecuted everyone that refused to agree with the
Church of England, i.e. Puritans, Separatists, Catholics
Persecute – to
mistreat
English
dissenters
saw America
as a place
where they
could worship
freely!
Dissent – to
disagree
• The Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England.
reform - to change
Examples:
- simpler forms of worship
- do away with Catholic traditions, such as organ music and
special clothes for priests.
Puritans felt that religion and government should work together.
The colony should be run based of their religion.
John Winthrop
• John Winthrop was the
leader of the Puritans.
Well-off attorney and
manor lord in England.
Became 1st governor of
Massachusetts.
 Believed that he had a
“calling” from God to lead
there.
 Served as governor or
deputy-governor for 19
years.
We shall be as a
city on a hill..
Hard Work:
- The Puritans worked very
hard at farming, fishing, and
hunting in order to become
successful.
Values:
- religion and
education were
very important.
- dancing and
games were
disapproved of,
and illegal on the
Sabbath.
- The Puritans wanted Massachusetts to be a "City on the Hill".
“For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill.
The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal
falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken... we
shall be made a story and a by-word throughout the world. We
shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of
God... We shall shame the faces of many of God's worthy
servants, and cause their prayers to be turned into curses
upon us til we be consumed out of the good land whither we
are a-going.”
John Winthrop
• Witches were blamed as scapegoats for their problems,
such as:
- stress
- smallpox
- Native Americans
- belief in the devil
scapegoat - one that receives the blame for others.
• In 1629, the
Puritans were
granted a charter to
form the
Massachusetts Bay
Company.
Some Pilgrims and
the Puritans will
merge together to
build the colony of
Massachusetts Bay.
Some people will
leave to start their
own colonies.
New England Colonies, 1650
New England Spreads Out
Relations With Native Americans:
- Fighting increased as the Puritans settled on Native
American land.
A village militia
muster in
Massachusetts
Bay Colony,
circa 1637.
Puritans vs. Native Americans
Indians especially weak in New England 
epidemics wiped out ¾ of the native popul.
Wampanoags [near Plymouth] befriended
the settlers.
 Cooperation between the two
helped by Squanto.
1621  Chief Massasoit signed
treaty with the settlers.
 Autumn, 1621  both groups
celebrated the First Thanksgiving.
Some Puritans Split
Thomas Hooker was a minister that
was not following the strict rules of
the Puritans.
The puritan leaders asked him to
leave Massachusetts.
• He left Massachusetts to live in
Connecticut because he didn’t like
the way the Puritans lived.
• IN 1639,Connecticut had the FIRST
WRITTEN LAWS IN NORTH
AMERICA.
Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
These Fundamental Orders represent the
framework for the first formal government written
by a representative body in Connecticut.
The Connecticut Colony at Hartford was governed
by the Fundamental Orders.
The orders describe the government set up by the
Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and
powers.
It is the first written Constitution that created a
government, and earned Connecticut its nickname
of The Constitution State.
Roger Williams
• Roger Williams believed
you should tolerate
other people’s beliefs in
God.
• He left Massachusetts
and started a colony:
Providence, RI
• Anne Hutchinson was a
woman who believed you
could go directly to God
so you could pray to God
without going through a
priest.
• She was forced out of
Massachusetts and
moved to Providence , RI
with Roger Williams and
started the Rhode Island
Colony.
Anne
Hutchinson
You will add to your Classification chart you
started yesterday. You will need to include
on your classification chart that is on the
next slide as well as information from your
notes.
Pilgrims
Puritans
Assignment
• You are to create a double bubble, to compare
and contract the similarities and difference
between the Pilgrims and their settlement and
the Puritans and their settlement.
• Needs 2 illustrations per group.
• You must have a frame a reference that
answers the following questions.
What is the difference in religious beliefs between
Pilgrims and Puritans?
What representative government came from
these two groups?