Class PPT

1. Bell Ringer
Pick up a guided notes handout for
Massachusetts and complete the Venn
Diagram to compare and contrast
Separatists and Puritans (page 64 in
textbook)

3. Massachusetts
Essential Question: How religion influence
the settlement of Massachusetts?
Standards: 8.3, 8.4

4. Pilgrims
• Leadership came from
English dissenters who
moved to Holland
• Separatists- wanted to
separate themselves from
the Anglican Church
• Pilgrims did not like the fact
that it was sponsored by the
government and did not
accomplish the goals of the
Protestant Reformation
• The were looking for
religious freedom in the
new world

5. Plymouth Plantation
• In 1620, a party of 35 pilgrims
and 66 other settlers sailed
from Plymouth, England to
America
• Their ship was the Mayflower
• They were trying to get to
Virginia but due to weather,
they were forced to settle near
Cape Cod, MA
• They named their settlement,
“Plymouth” after the city
where they sailed from
• Pilgrims set up their system of
self-government with the
Mayflower Compact

6. Mayflower Compact
• The goal was not to
create a new nation
• Acknowledged the
authority of King James
• Pledged “submission and
obedience” to elected
officers of the colony
• First time in history
where a group of people
consciously formed a
government where one
had not existed before

7. William Bradford
• Most famous governor
of Plymouth
• A signer of the
Mayflower Compact
• His most famous
writing, Of Plymouth
Plantation, is
considered the most
complete story of the
pilgrim experience

8. Squanto
• Disease and starvation was
sweeping through Plymouth
• Squanto was a Native
American who befriended the
Pilgrims
• Squanto showed the pilgrims
how to grow corn in sandy soil
by using fish as fertilizer
• Things changed for the better
and the pilgrims had a
bountiful harvest
• In November of 1621, this
feast led to the first
Thanksgiving

9. Puritans in Massachusetts
• Puritans began moving
from England to
Massachusetts (“The
Great Migration”)
• Like the pilgrims
(Separatists), Puritans
disagreed with the church
• Their primary goal was to
“purify” the church rather
than separating from it

10. John Winthrop
• Governor of Massachusetts
• Believed in political
compromise
• He believed that ordinary
settlers should have a voice
in government
• Only white, land-owning,
males could vote
• Preached that
Massachusetts should be a
“city upon a hill” and should
serve as an example for
other colonies
– Phrase comes from the Bible

11. Massachusetts as a Theocracy
• Theocracy- government
using religion as its basis
for laws
• Winthrop and other
leaders believed that
their rulings were
ordained by God
• Religious freedom was
virtually non-existent
• Anyone who believed
differently could be
persecuted

12. Town Meetings
• Local citizens would
have meetings to
discuss and vote on
issues
• Some were “open” and
some were
“representative”
• These are still used
today

13. Thomas Hooker
• Did not agree with the
way Winthrop was ruling
Massachusetts
• Led his followers to
Connecticut where they
settled
• Hooker and others
adopted the Fundamental
Orders of Connecticut in
1639
– First written constitution in
America

14. Roger Williams
• Forced out of Massachusetts
• Believed that people should be free
to follow any religious practices
• Believed the government and
religion should be completely
separate
• Believed it was wrong for settlers to
take land away from Native
Americans
• He was banished from
Massachusetts for his views
• Received a charter to form the
colony of Rhode Island (a safe place
for dissenters)
• Rhode Island became a colony
centered around religious freedom

15. Anne Hutchinson
• Held religious meetings in her
Boston home
• Questioned the religious
authority of officials/ministers
(dissenter)
• Puritans were shocked to hear a
woman be so bold
• She was placed on trial for heresy
(disagreeing with church officials)
• She defended herself on trial,
showing remarkable religious
knowledge
• She was found guilty and was
banished from the colony
• With her family, she moved to
Rhode Island

16. Salem, Massachusetts
• In 1692, Betty Parris
(daughter of Reverend
Samuel Parris) and her
cousin, Abigail Williams
start screaming, uttering
strange sounds, crawling
under furniture and
contorting themselves in
strange positions.
• The girls complained about
being pinched and stuck
with pins
• There was no evidence of
any harm

17. Salem, Massachusetts
• The girls accused
several people of
witchcraft
• Among the accused:
– Ann Putnam (family
enemy)
– Sarah Good (homeless
beggar)
– Sarah Osborne (rarely
attended church)
– Tituba (slave)

18. Salem Witch Trials
• During the trials,
accusers screamed and
contorted themselves
as a demonstration of
being under the control
of witchcraft
• Some of the accused
confessed
• Many people were
hanged

19. Summarizing Activity
• Choose one of the following:
– Invent the Quiz- Write 10 higher-order text
questions related to the content. Pick 2 and
answer them in half a page.
– Top 10 List- What are the most important
takeaways?
– Twitter Post- Summarize the content in under 140
characters.

20. Extension Activities
• Illustrated flipbook foldable over the following
key individuals:
– William Bradford
– Squanto
– John Winthrop
– Anne Hutchinson
– Roger Williams
– Thomas Hooker