New England Settlement Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: The Puritan people were very religious and didn’t like the Anglican Church being so close to Catholic some wanted to purify and others became separatists. In the 1620’s Puritans were being prosecuted because they challenged the Anglican Church
Describe Puritan Society: Didn’t tolerate other religions, would execute people of other sects and Puritans who expressed radical views
Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: They saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land into English farming, Puritans went to war with Indians over fur trade and Indian opposition to Puritan expansion. After winning the war they encouraged Indians to move to praying towns to convert them to Christianity and allow Puritans to expand land
Describe King Phillip’s War: In 1675 a massive Indian rebellion broke out called King Phillip’s War. The Indians won first when they traded for weapons, but ran out of ammo soon after when trade was cut off. After their loss many Indians fled to Canada.
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