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Chapter 3 · Even though the colonists north and south were alike by language and common country, they were very diverse in patterns of settlement, economies, political systems, and even values. · King Henry VIII made himself the head of the Church of England, and when this happened many took total purification in English Christianity. Also, Protestant Reformation was on a snail’s pace. · The Mayflower landed in Plymouth Bay, and then they started their settlement on Plymouth Rock. · The Pilgrim’s first winter took a grisly toll. 44 out of the 102 survived. The next autumn brought them bountiful harvests, and with them the first Thanksgiving Day. · During the Great Migration in the 1630’s about 70,000 refugees left England to move to New England and the West Indies. The majority of the population went to the West Indies, while only 20,000 of them went to New England. · John Winthrop became the Bay Colony’s governor, and stayed at that position for nineteen years. · Preachers held power in the Bay Colony because they held “Bible Commonwealth”. · The Bay Colony was a New Haven for the Puritans. · The Bay Colony had stemmed from common beliefs, and was in harmony for a long time. · Roger Williams was threatening to the Puritan leaders, and an extreme separatist. Later he was banned from the Bay Colony because he guilty of having “dangerous opinions”. He then fled to Rhode Island. · The epidemic of the Indians left Indian Field deserted, so the colonists used them to grow food. · The Wampanoag befriended the colonists and helped them celebrate their first Thanksgiving. · As the settlers pushed inland into the Connecticut River Valley, confrontations between the Indians and settlers ruptured these peaceful relations. During the fighting fifty two Puritan towns were attacked, and twelve were destroyed entirely. · The confederation was essentially an exclusive Puritan club. The confederation was the first milestone toward colonial unity. · Andros promoted the first American Revolution. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Netherlands rebelled against Catholic Spain to gain their independence, and succeeded after a bloody and protracted fight. The Dutch Republic became a leading colonial power with its greatest activity in the East Indies. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">New England was hostile to the growth of its Dutch neighbor. New England colonies were eager to wipe out the New Netherland Confederation with military force. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Swedish rule was then absorbed by New Netherland. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Dutch conquered New York and gave the names Brooklyn, Harlem, and Hell Gate. New Amsterdam was them named New York in honor of the Duke of York. They also are noteworthy of Easter eggs, Santa Claus, sauerkraut, bowling, sleighing, skating, and golf. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Quakers were very religious, and would take no oaths because Jesus said, “Swear not at all”. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Quakers neighbored Dutch, Swedish, English, and Welsh. They were laid back and welcoming to other people. They had no military defense, since they were peace keeping, and they didn’t believe in keeping slaves. · <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The middle colonies were mid-sized lands, and had religious toleration. They are more ethnically mixed than other settlements, and they accept all people.