Chapter 3 - Settling the English Colonies

APUSH

Characteristics of the New England Settlements

• Settled because of religious persecution

• Families settled 

• 70yrs age

• Better relations with Native Americans

• Sense of community

• Created basic form of gov’t

• Strict religious Puritan views

Characteristics of the Chesapeake Colonies

• Settled for gold/get rich quick

• Only men (changed around 1624)

• Gentry class introduced immediately

• 40 yrs age

• Mortality rate 85%

• Poor relations with Native Americans 

• No universal religious views

What was the religion/group of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Puritanism/pilgrims

What is Predestination?

God has chosen who will be saved versus who will be damned. (who will go to heaven versus hell)

What are visible saints?

Individuals who have experienced a religious conversion publicly and live a morally upright life.

What was the Great Migration?

The movement of 70,000 puritans from England

Who was the governor of the Mass Bay Colony?

John Winthrop, known for his “city upon a hill” speech

Who could vote in the Mass Bay Colony?

Mostly white men, there were a few exceptions

Who could vote for provincial government in the Mass Bay Colony?

People with church membership or loyalty and “visible saints”

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

argued against predestination.  Holy life was not a true sign of salvation.  Truly saved need not bother to obey the law of god or man (antinomianism)

Who was Roger Williams?

challenged civil gov’ts to regulate religious behavior.   Built a church in RI and 

established complete freedom of religion.

                                                 1. No oaths

                                                 2. No compulsory attendance

                                                 3. No taxes to support the church

What was the Pequot War of 1637?

English settlers moved further inland in Connecticut taking Pequot land.  Puritans & Narragansett set fire to Pequot village & shot the fleeing survivors.  

What was King Phillip’s War?

Massoit’s son, Metacom, forged an alliance of Native American groups

What were the Navigation Laws?

Parliamentary acts designed to eliminate competition for colonial trade.  

What was salutary neglect?

a period of time when the Navigation Laws were not enforced