NM+Chapter+3+Notes

1) Puritans in the New World  a)  When Protestant Reformation began other religions such as Calvinism began. b) The Puritans were a group of devout Christians who were persecuted for their beliefs.  i)  The most dedicated were called Separatists who fled to Plymouth Rock on the Mayflower in 1620. 2) Massachusetts Bay Colony  a)  Moderate Puritans landed here and tried to make their society a model for all others on how to live righteously. However, only male members of the church could vote. i) The leaders of the Church held all the power in the colony.  ii)  The Quakers began to challenge the authority of the Puritans. (1) Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were main dissidents and along with the others ended up fleeing to Rhode Island where they could practice their own beliefs and start their own societies. 3) Expansion of the Northern Colonies  a)  Colonists immediately began spreading to places as far as Connecticut which called even more conflicts with Indians. i) In 1643, New England Confederation was created out of four colonies in order to help each other with Indians and runaway slaves.  (1)  Did this because King of England did not help them  ii)  In 1660, King Charles II began controlling the colonies more and more (1) Sent Sir Edmund Andros to control the New England Colonies. (a) Limited the courts, press, schools, and even kicked people off their own land. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">iii) After the Glorious Revolution in England in 1688, the New Englanders followed this example and kicked Andros out and had him sent back to England.  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">4)  Dutch Enter the New World <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">a) Dutch East India Company was very powerful with 10,000 men and 190 ships.  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">i)  Dutch began migrating to the New York area which they named New Amsterdam until the British took it over and renamed it after the Duke of York. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5) Pennsylvania  <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">a)  Founded by William Penn in order to create a large haven for his fellow Quakers to escape persecution for their beliefs.