The New England Colonies The Massachusetts Bay Colony Chapter 5, Lesson 1.

The New England ColoniesThe New England Colonies

The Massachusetts Bay The Massachusetts Bay ColonyColony

Chapter 5, Lesson 1Chapter 5, Lesson 1

Less than ten years after Less than ten years after the Pilgrims founded the Pilgrims founded

Plymouth, another Plymouth, another group of people were group of people were

unhappy with the unhappy with the Church of England. Church of England.

Like the Pilgrims, they Like the Pilgrims, they disagreed with some of disagreed with some of the things the Church the things the Church

did. did.

But they didn’t want to But they didn’t want to completely separate from completely separate from

the Church (like the the Church (like the Pilgrims), they just Pilgrims), they just

wanted to change some wanted to change some of their practices to make of their practices to make the church more “pure”. the church more “pure”.

(pure = completely good, (pure = completely good, positive, without positive, without

problems) For this problems) For this reason, they were called reason, they were called

Puritans.Puritans.

So the Puritans, along with So the Puritans, along with other English people, went other English people, went to King Charles I to ask to King Charles I to ask permission to settle in permission to settle in North America. King North America. King Charles granted them a Charles granted them a chartercharter, which is an official , which is an official paper given by a paper given by a government that gives a government that gives a person or business the right person or business the right to do something. (It’s like a to do something. (It’s like a fancy permission slip!)fancy permission slip!)

The king’s charter The king’s charter allowed the Puritans to allowed the Puritans to settle in the region that settle in the region that John Smith had named John Smith had named New England.New England.

(see map in book, page (see map in book, page 189) 189)

A man named John A man named John Winthrop led groups of Winthrop led groups of Puritans to sail to New Puritans to sail to New England. They settled along England. They settled along the coast, and named it the the coast, and named it the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop became the leader Winthrop became the leader of the colony. The Puritans of the colony. The Puritans hoped they would be good hoped they would be good role models for other role models for other people. people.

What was it like in the Puritan What was it like in the Puritan Village?Village?

At the center of each Puritan village was the At the center of each Puritan village was the common.common. The common was a parklike area shared by all the The common was a parklike area shared by all the villagers, and used for grazing their animals. The villagers, and used for grazing their animals. The

church, houses, and buildings surrounded the church, houses, and buildings surrounded the common.common.

Does Ridgeview have an area like that? What is it Does Ridgeview have an area like that? What is it called? (Hint: students use it for grazing…) called? (Hint: students use it for grazing…)

See book p. 190-191 See book p. 190-191

Town MeetingsTown Meetings

The Puritans held The Puritans held town town meetingsmeetings at the church, at the church, which they called the which they called the meetinghouse. At the meetinghouse. At the town meetings, Puritan town meetings, Puritan men gathered to talk men gathered to talk about business issues about business issues such as property and such as property and elections. elections.

Public OfficesPublic Offices

Also at the town Also at the town meetings, men were meetings, men were elected to elected to public officespublic offices, , which are jobs for the which are jobs for the community.community.

Examples of public Examples of public offices: constable, town offices: constable, town crier, digger of graves, crier, digger of graves, and sweeper of the and sweeper of the meetinghouse.meetinghouse.

SpecializationSpecialization There were other buildings in There were other buildings in

the Village around the the Village around the common, such as a general common, such as a general store, sawmill, and store, sawmill, and blacksmith shop. In these blacksmith shop. In these colonial times, a men would colonial times, a men would be specialized in one be specialized in one particular job, such as being a particular job, such as being a blacksmith. To blacksmith. To specializespecialize means to become skilled at means to become skilled at one job. Boys were trained one job. Boys were trained early to specialize in a certain early to specialize in a certain trade.trade.

Read “A Puritan Village” p. Read “A Puritan Village” p. 190-191190-191

Home and Farm LifeHome and Farm Life

The fireplace was The fireplace was always kept burning in always kept burning in Puritan homes because Puritan homes because that’s where all the that’s where all the cooking was done. cooking was done. Most food was roasted Most food was roasted over the fire in large over the fire in large iron kettles hung in the iron kettles hung in the fireplace. fireplace.

What did women and girls do?What did women and girls do?

Spent hours preparing Spent hours preparing food for the familyfood for the family Churning butter, picked Churning butter, picked

vegetablesvegetables

Made all the clothing Made all the clothing for the familyfor the family

Made quilts for the Made quilts for the beddingbedding

Puritan ChildrenPuritan Children

Because of the Puritans’ Because of the Puritans’ religious beliefs, religious beliefs, children were not children were not allowed to have many allowed to have many toys. toys.

Instead, they played Instead, they played games and read games and read religious books.religious books.

Now it’s time to record the vocab Now it’s time to record the vocab words you learned!words you learned!

chartercharter

An official paper that gives certain rightsAn official paper that gives certain rights Allowed the Puritans to settle in the New Allowed the Puritans to settle in the New

England regionEngland region

PuritansPuritansSettlers from England who wanted to Settlers from England who wanted to make the church more “pure.”make the church more “pure.”Settled in the Massachusetts Bay Settled in the Massachusetts Bay colonycolony

commoncommon

Center of each Puritan village that everyone Center of each Puritan village that everyone shared and used for grazing their animalsshared and used for grazing their animals

Town meetingsTown meetings

Gatherings of Puritan men to talk about Gatherings of Puritan men to talk about business issues such as property and elections.business issues such as property and elections.

Held at the meetinghouse (church)Held at the meetinghouse (church)

Public OfficesPublic Offices

Jobs for the communityJobs for the community Examples:Examples: Town crier, grave diggerTown crier, grave digger

SpecializeSpecialize

To become skilled at one particular jobTo become skilled at one particular job Example: blacksmithExample: blacksmith