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Once upon a time proprietors decided 

they wanted to set up trading and 

fishing posts, so they traveled to the 

New World in hopes of becoming a 

successful trading center one day.

Later came along the separatists in 

1620, and they were very angry at the 

Church of England, so they decided to 

come to America for Religious freedom. 

In 1630 the same people, called puritans 

decided they had enough of England too, 

and joined their buddies in America.

The Mayflower compact was written by 

pilgrims (puritans) and the workers upon 

the Mayflower ship. This treaty sets the 

formation of their government. It reflects 

pilgrim values because it states in the 

compact that the colony was created for 

the glory of God and the advancement of 

the christian faith. They had decided to 

come together to form a government, since 

they didn't end up in where they expected 

to be.

The salem witch trials was when a few 

teenage girls, who lived in a puritan 

community, accused innocent people of 

being witches. At this time people thought 

witches were real and were sent from the 

devil to cause all the people's problems. 

The puritans feared witches and witch 

craft, accusing people who didn't fit in, 

talks to animals, and didn't follow the rules 

to be witches.

City Upon a Hill was a famous sermon 

spoken by John Winthrop. He was 

encouraging the puritans to come 

together, so that everyone will want to 

be like the puritans. "City Upon the Hill" 

means to be a good example because 

they are the leaders, that everyone is 

watching.

Roger Williams was a puritan that was 

kicked out of Massachusetts, for 

believing in the separation of church 

and state. After being kicked out, he 

decided to found his own colony, for 

religious freedom.

Thomas Hooker was also kicked out of 

Massachusetts, but for believing all men 

could vote, regardless of any religious or 

property qualification. He took this as a 

chance to seek more land during the Great 

Migration. Once Hooker founded Connecticut, 

he created the Fundamental Orders of 

Connecticut. This was the first written 

constitution in America, stating that all men 

could vote regardless of church or money.

New England's government was 

significant to today's government in the 

U.S, setting the structure of how our 

government is built. New England had a 

direct democracy,and met at Town-Hall 

meetings to take votes in business that 

affected the community. 

New England's economy consisted of 

subsistence farming, when a family 

would only farm enough food to provide 

for their family.Trade was also a big 

part of their economy and they 

participated in the Atlantic Trade. The 

New England colonies were very 

wealthy.

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