Jumpstart

Pick up your spiral and folder, as well as a copy of the anticipation guide “Puritans and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut”

Complete the “Before Notes” T/F section at the top of the anticipation guide

Then read the Summary Questions on the anticipation guide so you know what information to listen for during the notes

Get out a highlighter and something to write with

Who were the Puritans?

Who were the Puritans? Wanted to reform (purify) the Church

of England

DID NOT want to separate

Their mission was to create a model society committed to God

Did not like church rituals

Persecuted by the king, they decided to come to the Americas

What was the Great Migration?

What was the Great Migration?

1630 1,000 Puritans set off in 11 well-supplied ships (the first of about 20,000 total that would come) to the Massachusetts Bay Colony (NOT Plymouth)

Were well-prepared and did not have a starving time

How did they organize their colony?

How did they organize their colony?Each town was made up of its own

church congregation

Commonwealth: a community in which people work together for the common good

Governor = John Winthrop

Town meeting = form of self-government

Only males who were members of the church could vote or hold office

Had to attend church…it was LAW!

All children were educated so they could read the Bible

Puritan “Rebel”- Thomas Hooker

Puritan “Rebel”- Thomas Hooker

Thomas Hooker led his congregation out of Massachusetts due to strict Puritan laws (including limitations on voting)

Founded Connecticut in 1637

Created the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut as the colony’s government

What were the Fundamental Orders of

Connecticut?

What were the Fundamental Orders of

Connecticut? First constitution in the Americas

Unlike Massachusetts, voting was NOT limited to just church members

Reduced the power of the governor

Expanded representative government in the colonies by allowing more people to vote

Puritan “Rebel”- Roger Williams

Puritan “Rebel”- Roger WilliamsMinister from Massachusetts

who disagreed with strict laws

Opposed forced church attendance

He was found guilty of preaching new & dangerous opinions and was kicked out

Founded Rhode Island the next year (1636)

Intelligent, strong-willed woman

Seen as threatening to male control of Massachusetts

Also preached new & dangerous opinions, including the belief that a person could worship without the help of a church, minister, or bible

Forced to leave Massachusetts, she moved to Rhode Island with Roger Williams

Puritan “Rebel”- Anne Hutchinson

Puritan “Rebel”- Anne Hutchinson

Puritans wanted Roger Williams sent back to England to keep him from starting a competing colony

Williams established political freedom in Rhode Island with universal male suffrage (all men could vote)

Rhode Island became known as the “Sewer,” a dumping ground for religious dissenters (rebels) by Puritans

▪ More liberal (open to new ideas, less traditional) than any other colony!

Founding of Rhode Island

Founding of Rhode Island

Population of the New England Colonies

Population of the New England Colonies

Wrap-Up

• Answer the summary questions on the anticipation guide

• Then fasten your notes and the anticipation guide into the brads of your folder

PDSA 9/22Compare your grade on the vocabulary quiz and DBQ to other classes.

1. How does the class average compare to the other classes? How does it compare to our PDSA goal?

2. How did you compare with the class average?

Answer the following in your journal:

3. What worked for you this time to help you meet your goals?

4. What do you need to change to do better next time?