Pilgrims &Puritans: Coming to America Seeking Religious Freedom

Pilgrims &Puritans: Coming to America Seeking Religious Freedom

Religious Issues in England King Henry the 8 th The Supremacy Act of 1534 1. The King creates the Church of England as the Official Church of England 2. He makes himself the Head of the Church so he can write the rules that will allow him to live the way he wants to

Protesting the King and His Corrupt Church By 1600, England was involved in a religious civil war and the people were arguing over the proper way to be a Christian Church of England vs. Protestors Protestors were divided into 2 groups Those who wanted to LEAVE the Church Separatists(Pilgrims) Those who wanted to FIX the Church Puritans Religious Discrimination was practiced against the Protestors Jobs, Housing, Attitudes

Protesting the Church of England The Separatists (Pilgrims) Leave the Church! 1534 ~1600 CHURCH of ENGLAND is made the OFFICIAL RELIGION of ENGLAND 2 groups of Protestors emerge in Opposition to the CHURCH of ENGLAND The Puritans Fix the Church!

The Pilgrims go to Plymouth 1620 1534 ~1600 King Henry the VIII makes the Church of England the official religion of England Dissent in the Church of England creates division in the Church

The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony

The Pilgrims were Religious Separatists seeking a new land where they could practice their faith on their terms and be free of discrimination The Pilgrims sought to leave behind (literally) the corruption of the Church of England and the authority of the King Settled first in the Netherlands Decided to go to America and start a colony on their terms

The Voyage of the Mayflower About 30 Crew 102 passengers 42 Pilgrims / 60 Colonists Left in the middle of the Storm Season

Dec 16, 1620 September 16, 1620

The Pilgrims Landing at Plymouth

The Seed of Self-Government in America: The Mayflower Compact

Modern Version of the Mayflower Compact We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia do solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and shall hereby constitute such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, 1620.

Brutal 1 st winter ½ of the Colonists Die Life in the Plymouth Colony Spring brings Indian help Squanto (planting and fishing) November 1621 1 st Thanksgiving Peace Treaty with Indians Growth to 2000 people by 1630

The Puritans go to Massachusetts Bay 1534 ~1600 King Henry the VIII makes the Church of England the official religion of England Dissent in the Church of England creates division in the Church 1630

Puritans: a whole other kind of Protestant Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans left England to seek religious freedom and to create a community where their form of Christianity was the foundation for ALL aspects of communal life. Biblically Fundamental, Strict, Rigid, Serious, Uncompromising, Rulesoriented, Punitive and Intolerant of Dissent Strict Gender Roles and Class Structure Work is an obligation and extension of a person s religion

The Puritans and Mass Bay Colony The Seal of the Royal Charter that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony A Colony ruled by religious people THEOCRACY

17 ships with 1000 settlers, livestock, and provisions left England in 1630 to settle in America.

John Winthrop 1 st Governor of Massachusetts Bay A Strict Governor Ruled with Absolute Authority Enforced Colony rules Bible was the source of all laws and social structures

Boston the Center of the Colony

Life in Massachusetts Bay Colony Work Hard Pray Hard Preach Hard Punish Hard and Publically

The Pilgrims and the Puritans 1620 1534 ~1600 King Henry the VIII makes the Church of England the official religion of England Dissent in the Church of England creates division in the Church 1630 The Great Migration and The 13 Colonies