Early American Colonies
SOL USI.5a: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped Colonial
America by: a) describing the religious and economic events and conditions that led to
the colonization of America.
Plymouth - 1620
• Colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid RELIGIOUS persecution.
• Plymouth was settled by the Pilgrims
Plymouth - 1620
The Mayflower The First Thanksgiving
Massachusetts Bay Colony - 1629
• Settled by the PURITANS
• Wanted to avoid religious persecution
• Wanted to REFORM, or purify, the Church of England. They did not want to totally separate from it.
Church of England ChurchPuritan Church
Pennsylvania - 1670
• Settled by the QUAKERS
• Wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference
Pennsylvania
• Settled by William Penn (“The Quaker Oats Man”)