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Protestant ReformationProtestant Protest Movement against Roman Catholic church because they thought it was corrupt.Martin Luther- 1510Indulgences1517- 95 Thesis

Separating from the ChurchProtestants-Wanted to Reform Catholic ChurchPuritans- Arose during Queen Elizabeths Reign 1558- 1603. A protestant group wanted to reform the Church of England.(1534 Henry VIII changed Englands religion from Catholic to Anglican and called in the Church of England.

Separatists- Were extreme Puritans who cut all ties with the Church of England and started their own Churches. The church begins to persecute them.

Jamestown1607 Jamestown, VirginiaIndentured servants- colonists who signed a contract to work for 4- 7 years to those whom paid their ship fair to get to the colonies from England

JamestownCharter given by King James I in 1606Funded by Joint Stock Companies specifically the Virginia Company of London3 ships arrived off the coast of Virginia in 1607.Set on the edge of a swampSalt water contaminated wellsPoor drainage for septic John Smith myth of Pocahontas 1609-10 Starving Time. Pop went from almost 600 to 60

Jamestown Church today

Separating from the Church

PilgrimsPilgrims- were a group of Separatists who wanted to leave the persecution in England so they left and moved to the Netherlands.

PilgrimsHowever, they were not happy about the culture change and jobs available in the Netherlands so they went back to England to petition for permission to settle in Virginia

Jenny Grist Mill built 1636

On September 16, 1620 the Pilgrims left on the Mayflower. However, they overshot their landing and went to far north and were outside of the English Territory. So they established their own colony and wrote the Mayflower compact- which is the first form of self-government.

MarylandGeorge Calvert ( also known as Lord Baltimore) was Catholic and a good friend of the new King Charles I. Who was also a closet Catholic. George Calvert wanted to establish a colony that provided a safe haven for Catholics. He died before this happened but his son, Cecil, ( the second Lord Baltimore) did obtain a charter from King Charles I in 1632. The colony was called Maryland.

MassachusettsPuritan Dissenters led by John Winthrop left England in 1630. 11 ships carrying 900 settlers Model of Christian charity Like a City upon a HillRhode IslandFounded by Roger WilliamsStrict Separatist- said it was corrupt to stay tied to Anglican ChurchWilliams and 5 others founded Providence in 1636.Different religions were tolerated, not suppressed. PortsmouthFounded by Anne Hutchison and others who left Boston after Anne Hutchisons trial- ( she was banished from Massachusetts).Connecticut1636 Rev. Thomas Hooker.foundation of authority is laid in the consent of the governed he thought all should be able to vote not just land owners. So he asked the General Court of Massachusetts to allow he and his followers to leave.Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutNew Hampshire and MaineNew Hampshire- est. by Captain John Mason from his landholdings north of Massachusetts.1677 Masons colony was challenged by England and England took over control

Maine- est. by Sir Fernando Georges from his land holdings north of Massachusetts.Massachusetts bought Maine form Georges heirs and Maine remained part of Massachusetts until 1820.King Phillips(Metacomet) WarNative Americans and settlers in New England had a good relationship. However by the 1670s the fur trade had declined, which had kept the peace between Natives and settlers.

1675 settlers executed 3 Wamponoag Indians for murders. The Wamponoag attacked. Their leader was Metacomet- also known as King Philip. Colonists won war in 1678- virtually no Indians were left in New England after that.English Civil WarKing Charles I- 1642 abolished Parliament

1649 King Charles I- beheaded. Interregnum- Oliver Cromwell took power away from Charles I son( who should have been king)1658 Cromwell dies. Charles II takes power of the throneCharles II -1660 becomes King and restores ParliamentNew YorkCharles II wanted the land between Maryland and Connecticut that was originally controlled by Dutch. This land would link Virginia and Maryland to New EnglandHenry Hudson had originally claimed this land for the Dutch calling it New NeatherlandsBy 1660 the English and Dutch had become rivals over trade in this region.Charles II took this region from the Dutch in 1664 and named his brother James, the Duke of York and the region was then renamed New York

New JerseyDelaware bay and the Connecticut River were also taken by Charles IIJames( Charles II brother) gave this land to his close advisors and it was named New JerseyTo get settlers large land grants were givenFreedom of ReligionCitizens could peacefully assembleMany Puritans settled

PennsylvaniaKing Charles II owed money to William Penns father who was now dead. To pay the debt Penn and his Quaker followers were given an area of land that was across the Delaware River from New JerseyInner LightPhiladelphia City of Brotherly Love PacifismHoly Experiment

Southern ColoniesThe land from Virginia to Spanish owned Florida was given by Charles II to eight of his friends. This would become the southern Colonies

North Carolina1670Not very populatedBy 1700 only 3,000 settlers lived there due to lack of trade harbors

South CarolinaEst 1670SugarcaneDeerskinsCaptured and enslaved NativesGeorgia1720 James Oglethorpe and member of Englands Parliament made a colony for the debtors of EnglandBanned slaveryBanned alcohol1750s repealed ban on alcohol 1750 trustees had their own elected assembly1751 Georgia was given back to England and became and English ColonyNavigation Acts1660 King Charles II passed law that saidAll goods going to and from colonies travel on English Ships Colonist could only sell: Sugar, cotton, wool, tobacco, lumber, indigo and other products to England.1663 Charles II passed law that all imports coming to the Colonies from other countries must stop at England first and pay a taxMassachusetts disregarded law and began to smuggle goods. Charles II revokes their charter and Massachusetts becomes and Royal colony in 1664Dominion of New EnglandJames II wanted to consolidate the English colonies and control them more closely than his predecessors .He began by revoking the Royal Charters and placing them under a single new administrative system which he called the Dominion of New England.A power council and governor that he picked would rule New England.

1686 James II merged Massachusetts, Plymouth and Rhode Island into the Dominion of New England1687 Connecticut and New Jersey 1688 New York

No longer could representative assemblies meetColonist had very little access to the elitist courtsTaxes were raisedLand deeds were revoked

Glorious Revolution 1688James II King of England- first Catholic Monarch in almost 130 years.Daughter: MarySon in Law: William of Orange

Parliament and James II son in law Prince William of Orange along with his wife Mary (James II daughter) plan an overthrow of James II.Willliam of Orange and Mary are both ProtestantJames II is overthrown in 1688 and the Protestant Monarchy is restored. This is called the Glorious Revolution.

William and Mary become King William and Queen MaryThey must accept the English Bill of Rights that Parliament wants

English Bill of RightsThe English Bill of RightsExcludes all Catholics from MonarchyEstablishes the supremacy of ParliamentProtects basic rights of citizens to: assemble, petition, trial by jury, and bans cruel and unusual punishment. Protestants can take up arms in their defenseOnce word got to the colonies all the land, etc that James II had taken away was restored.

John LockeSometimes revolution is justifiedMonarchs right to rule came from the people

Natural rights- Life, liberty and propertyState of NatureSocial Contract