HIST 1301W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: New England Colonies, Plymouth Colony, Puritans
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Virginians came to get rich in material goods. New englanders rich in spirit? (still made money) Virginia company makes lots of mistakes in new business venture. Tobacco exports pay for people to come to america. *more englanders went to the british west indies than the mainland. Regional patterns: n. e. vs. southern chesapeake (maryland and virginia) *101 colonists on the mayflower, only 30 are separatists. *life expectancy highest in new england, possibly highest in world. Wanted to convert church from inside to out. 20k puritans come to america in 13 years. Families settle in n. e. and stay for life. Healthy demographic environment (abt 90% of babies survive to marry) When new englanders arrive, they can exploit divisions between natives. Both groups thought anglican church was too much like catholicism. Wanted freedom of religion, but just for themselves. No one goes home on the mayflower in april of the following year. Due to emphasis of puritanism and connection to god.
