HILD 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: New England Colonies, Anne Hutchinson, Pequot War
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Key themes: consequences of the english civil war [lecture, navigation acts: features and significance. Features (and commonalities) of the dutch and french colonies in north america [ongoing] Plymouth colony: congregationalists desiring separation from church of eng, william bradford, calvinist influenced protestants, mayflower compact, self-determination, socialistic-ish community, experimentation of proper government. Land in cape cod (1620: called pilgrims - (not to be confused with puritans, religious, humble journey. Massachusetts colony: 1630: congregationalists working within the church of england, puritans, actual members of the english church, but have a particular angle, against the system, trying to change it from within. John winthrop - "a city upon a hill" "great migration" (puritans: 25k by 1640s, want to create a mirror image of england. Life in the massachusetts colony: not for religious freedom but freedom to practice their brand of anglicanism, emigration as communities, not individuals, emphasis on community & education, harvard college, 1636.
