Colonies
The colonies were divided into 3 different regions
New England, Middle and Southern
New England towns had a meetinghouse
A place where men gathered to make government decisions
Anne Hutchinson (Who was she and what did she believe in)
She was a women who went against Puritan views. She felt that Church leaders held too much power
She felt that having a personal relationship with God was more important than following Church rules
1674
England had control of the New Netherlands
1624
King James 1 of England took control of the Virginia Colony
2 factors of New England land
Summers were warm, winters were long and cold, growing season was 5 months
Only people who could vote
Church going men who owned property
1638- where she went
Anne Hutchinson went to Rhode Island to spread her teachings
King Charles gave the captured land to who and what did they rename it
Duke of york- New York
Friend of the Duke- New Jersey
1632
King Charles I have part of Virginia's land to Lord Baltimore
2 factors of Middle Colony land
Rich soil, warmer climate, right soil for growing wheat, more sun lots of rain
Puritan thoughts on women
They were not equal to men and women should not question men
Thomas Hooker (Who he was and what he believed)
He was a Puritan Minister. He wanted more political freedom. He thought that all men should be allowed to vote, not just church members or property owners
Pennsylvania was founded on what and who received the land
Religious Freedom and William Penn
1663
King Charles II gave land of the Carolinas to 8 of his supporters
Warm all year long, soil was rich, growing season was 7 to 8 months
Roger Williams (Who he was and what he believed)
A church leader- disagreed with Puritan ideas
Argued that community leaders did not have the right to require everyone to worship in the same way
1636- where did HE go
Left Massachusetts and started the colony known as Connecticut
3 things about Quakers
They were against war
Said people could pray in their own way
Women could be preachers
1732
Georgia was founded
Settlers changed the land (2)
Cleared trees to make way for farms and harvested timber to sell
1636 and what settlement did he create
Roger Williams was put on trial and forced to leave the colony
Williams started a new settlement called Providence which started the colony of Rhode Island
1634
Anne Hutchinson moved from England to the Mass Bay Colony
Proprietor
Someone who owns land or property
Who did King George II allow to start the colony of Georgia and who was the colony started for
James Oglethorpe and made for English people who had been sent to jail for debt