New England Colonies

New England Colonies

1. Massachusetts

2. New Hampshire

3. Connecticut

4. Rhode Island

* Note * Maine & Vermont are NOT part of the original 13 colonies.

New England Colonies• Colonial life here is almost polar opposite than

in the SouthNew England Colonies

Climate: cold

Economy: based on natural resources

Community: families (men, women & children)

Labor: fishermen, small farmers, lumberjacks, builders/carpenters, blacksmiths

Southern Colonies

Climate:

Economy:

Community:

Labor:

Who settled & why?• Pilgrims!

• Puritans

Wanted to ESCAPE the Church of England (Anglican Church)

More tolerant of religious differences

Men brought their wives & children. Formed closecommunities

Wanted to PURIFY the Church of England (Anglican Church)

Stricter when it came to Christianity “pure-itan”

Families came over together. Formed close communities

What happened when they arrived?

• Climate?

• Native Americans

Coo0o0oolddd.

How did this affect everything else?

Willingly accepted help from Native Americans

Learned farming and fishing techniques

Traded manufactured goods for furs & farming hints

• Weather could not sustain large plantations• Extremely cold winters

New England Colonies• Why did the Pilgrims & Puritans have the first

“Thanksgiving” and not the Southern Colonies?

New England colonies had many people who were skilled in trades:

Pilgrims/Puritans colonized knowing the hard work they’d have to complete

• Fishing• Growing• Building homes/ships• Cutting down trees

New England ColoniesWhat made them different than the Southern Colonies?

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Education! Government!

Education

Why did New Englanders have schooling and not Southerners?

Pilgrims/Puritans wanted their children to read the ________.

Both boys & girls learned to read

…BUT…

Boys could go to grammar school and then to college& girls could not

New England colonies had America’s FIRST public schools

Government• The Southern colonies were royal colonies– What does this mean?

• Founders/leaders are appointed by the King• The elite ruled the colony who reported back to

• New England colonies were also royal colonies

…BUT…

They governed their people differently than the South

Government• Church leaders were also Government leaders– Why?

Everyone went to church!

• Mayflower Compact• Attempt at self-government (first in colonies)

• Legal contract that protected the general good (did not matter how much money one had)

• set in motion our democratic government

GovernmentHow was their form of government different than ours today?

Separation of _______________ & ________________.

Salem Witch TrialsWhat happens when a government can intrude on individual liberties?

Salem Witch Trials• People were wrongly accused, often by their neighbors, of being a witch

• The accused would be tried based on mere here say & oftentimes would be imprisoned or executed without reliable evidence

Hundreds were killed over this religious hysteria & government meddling

Realized that trials must be based on valid evidence