Religious colonies Flashcards
why did the Puritans go to North America?
they felt that the Church of England was too close to Catholicism- they didn’t want bishops interfering with their practices
where in North America did the Puritans land? did they have their own charter?
Pilgrims Rock, Massachusetts Bay, 1620
no
when was Massachusetts founded?
1691- absorbed the previous colony for the, had the same religious reasons
when was the Massachusetts Bay Company created?
1630- Puritans from East Anglia received the charter
what did they do when they moved to Boston?
cut off all ties with the English government
how many people settled in New England by 1640? how much did it cost?
20k people at a total cost of £200k
was it religiously tolerant?
despite immigrating for religious reasons, it was not a community of religious toleration
not everyone agreed with the views of those in power
who set up a community in Rhode Island?
Roger Williams- he left Boston within a year
where were other colonies? did they have charters?
they had no charters but began to develop constitutions of their own
Connecticut’s Foundations 1639- congregational approach to religion
Constitution of Rhode Island 1643- permission to everybody to worship freely
what are examples of colonies that are set up differently from each other/shows NA was diverse?
Maryland was organised as a late and formal version of the feudal system
Virginia reflected memories of Elizabethan gentlemen and the seadogs
Massachusetts had a moral earnestness and religious intolerance
what were similarities between the colonies?
all had assemblies of local representatives, oversaw legislation and taxation
