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=**NEW ENGLAND COLONIES ** = =**introduction ** = =__The New England Colonies a melting pot of different peoples.__ These people had to deal with a completely different climate and brawls between different cultures. The salem witch trials were one of the darkest times in in new england history and was due to a peculiar belief from england. Robert Williams was one person who opposed these beliefs and went on to found Rhode Island. Many different people lived in the new england colonies. There was war and death and famine, but you can tell that it worked out because today, __New england is home to many types of people__, and it is very much alike to what was there during the colonial times. That is, without the war and hard winters.= =//__The Pequot War __//= By:lee

//__﻿ __// The Pequot war started in the summer of 1636 when the trader **John Oldham** ( who helped establish the English community of Wethersfield) was murdered and the **Pequot** were accused. This caused many colonists to bare arms under the command of **John Endecott**. These men then went to a Pequot village and killed some men, woman, children, and dogs. They then burned down the village and crops and fled to a river and went to Fort Saybrook to get more soldiers to go to another Pequot village and demand 1000 wampum and some children for hostages as a penalty for killing John Oldham. The Pequot then allied with 26 other nations that if/ when the next battle started would fight with them, but some of the tribes would stay neutral. The war ended about 2 years later when **Mason** gathered 90 soldier and 470 native soldiers and burnt down the Pequot strong hold killing all the children and woman, which were basically all the woman and children left. The Pequot then split up into smaller tribes, which made them easier to kill. Just like that the strongest Native American tribe was defeated. This is what happens when two opposite cultures meet on non-friendly terms.

Strange men from another land come and destroy OUR sacred land they treat us with disrespect we worry about what they'll do next

Gold is there mission it seems our death are there wishes Our woman and children killed Our culture destroyed Our tradition forgotten Our people lost in time

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"> Overview <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">New England was the major port region of the 13 British Colonies. Farming was not easy in New England. The soil was rocky, and people had a rough time. People followed __Puritanism__, and lived a simple life. The population by 1750 was about 350,000. New England was historically, the second most populous region of the 4.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"> In the Village <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Living in New England was rough. Growing season was short. Soil was rocky. Farmers could only produce enough food to provide for themselves. Only a meager amount of food and crop was sold in towns. Farms were not scattered, and were generally close to towns. People lived on one large pot of land owned by the congregation. Everyone attended the church, and followed Puritanism. The congregation established a town, and divided the land among all of the settlers. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Towns were comprised of a bunch of farmhouses surrounding a green park where the church and meetinghouse were. Towns were small, so the few shopkeepers that there were enough customers to go around. If people needed a metal smith, they could all chip in and hire one to open up shop in their village.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"> Economy <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In New England, there wasn’t a plethora of fertile soil. People who could find good land would farm on it, but the colony did have an economic advantage. They were set in the perfect location for a major port region. There was business for shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, and import/exports. Soon, big ports like Salem, Boston, New Haven, and Newport were founded, and became centers of economic importance, and commerce. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Another important chunk of the economy was the infamous __triangular trade__, where slaves and gold would go from Africa to the Caribbean, sugar and molasses would go from the Caribbean to ports in the colonies, and rum and iron would go from the colonies to Africa. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The triangular trade was profitable for the English, and to make sure that they made almost all of the money, the __Navigation acts__ were passed. All trade had to be done in English ports, ships had to be English, and taxes were placed on items not shipped to England. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">As a result, people began to __smuggle__, and crime went way up. People imported illegal products in illegal ships to illegal ports. This started a huge amount of piracy, with people pillaging ships, and robbing them.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"> Religion-Puritanism <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In the 1600s, when people first founded New England, __separatists__ wanted to break free from the Church of England. Some failed, others succeeded. The puritans wanted to purify the current religious practices. They had to escape persecution, and so came over to New England. The puritans were strict. They believed in values having to do with hard work and religion. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Puritans thought that amusement such as dancing, or games would lead to laziness, and so puritans would lead to live a life of work, and church.



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Education <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">People were mostly educated by puritans. Puritans believed that people should be disciplined, and so punishments in school were harsh. People only went to school until they could learn how to read the entire bible.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Riddle- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">A new England family sent 2 fathers and 2 sons to go fishing. Each of them caught a fish <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">How come there are only 3 fishes.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Works Cited <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">New England, Commerce and Religion." //Creating America//. Evanston, IL: Mcdougal Littell inc., 2003. Print.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 115%;">The Salem Witch Trials <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By Tommy <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">ȫ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Salem Witch Trials started when three young girls accused people of haunting them. At first, three people were accused, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba. They were all outcasts in the town. Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne claimed they were not witches, but Tituba stated that she was a witch and there were others. Soon after, the girls accused more people, most of which were hanged. Everyone who claimed not to be a witch was killed, but if you admitted to being a witch then you would not be killed. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">After many people had been hanged, some people proved that they were not witches, but were still hanged. One man was crushed by stones, others died in jail. Still, most of the people killed were **//__ outcasts __//**. Then, the girls started to accuse famous people. After that, people started to doubt who the girls were accusing of being witches. Then, the girls accused the wife of the wealthiest merchant in town. After that, all of the witch trials stopped. One man said “It is better to let ten guilty people go free than to have one innocent person **//__ condemned __//**.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I think this affected **//__ modern __//** day life because now people with more power can control things. If more outcasts and less wealthy people were accused then the trials may have lasted much longer. Another effect that the Salem Witch trials have on modern day life is crazy accusations are now seldom made. That is how the Salem Witch Trials affected modern day life. Z <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">eglin, Sarah. "Salem Witch Trials." //National Geographic kids// 24 Oct 2008: n. pag. Web. November 23, 20210 **//__<span style="background: yellow; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Outcasts __//****//__ - __//** someone who does not fit in; stands out **//__<span style="background: yellow; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Condemned- __//** to be killed **//__<span style="background: yellow; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Modern- __//** something that has been updated recently; current <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"> Roger Williams. A long time ago, in a colony far far away. The colonies were being formed, but one was still missing. RHODE ISLAND. It may be small, but its importance is, well, probably just as small. But that’s beside the point. What makes Rhode Island minorly important is its founder in particular. He was a simple man, and if his first and last name were switched, it would make another name. The man is Roger Williams. Born in London circa 1603, his father was a successful **__tailor, which is a person who repairs clothes,__** and his Mom was from a good family. He was taught to read and write at home, presumably taught by one of his parents. As a teenager though, he came into conflict with his parents about his religious beliefs. Williams treated religion as a topic that was not to be joked about, and he took church very seriously. His love of religion was what actually started his career. One Sunday morning, while taking notes on that day’s **__sermon, which is a religious lecture,__** he was observed by Sir Coke, a lawyer. Coke noticed William’s skill for recording words shorthand, and soon hired him to record court proceedings. From there on, everything started going well for Williams. Coke saw his potential, and soon gave him a formal education at the **__Charter House school, a high end school at the time__**. From there, he won a scholarship to Cambridge and earned his baccalaureate degree in 1627. In 2007, Cambridge conducted an experiment to test the human brain. So for the next few sentences, I will write it in true Cambridge fashion. Aetfr celogle, Rgoer wrkeod for a wehltay fmilay. He soon mriared Mray B, a miad and broefe lnog, he was rdaey to ecpsae the inoteralnt scoail sucrttrue of Elnagnd. He jnoeid a gorup taht wtenad to bocmee prat of an Aermiacn cnooly. Little did Williams know that the group was puritan, and that they were as intolerant as the Church of England. When Williams did reach America, he noticed the Native Americans and saw how poorly they were being treated. He felt the Natives deserved the **__reverence, or respect__** and they deserved and that they were “Children of God”. He knew that if the English and Natives had just given each other a chance, they would have been getting along much better. That is one of the reasons Williams tried to convert the natives to Christianity. He criticized the Puritan leaders for not paying the natives for land, and for not treating in a kind way. The puritan leaders were in disgust, and in 1634, he was put to court. He was given the choice of either admitting his beliefs were wrong, or getting kicked out of the colony. The Natives and English were like oil and water. They just don’t mix. But Williams was trying to change the oil to milk, so they do mix in a weird, strange way. Roger would not give up in what he believed in, which was why, after 3 trials and 30 days, he was escorted out of Massachusetts Bay. Williams was originally supposed to be shipped back to England, but he was able to escape into the woods and meet up with friendly Indian tribes. He eventually negotiated **__Massoit, the grand sachem, or chief, of the Wampanoag__**, for land along the Seekonk River. Overtime, Williams and his followers got more land, and he named one piece of land on the tip of the Narragansett Bay, Providence. That was when Rhode Island was formed, for both religious freedom and an escape from the English. Today, **__Providence is__** **__the capital of Rhode Island__**. This could be why Rhode Island is so small today. Rhode Island was like a mouse, he picked up the scraps of land left by the other colonies. Rhode Island may be small on the map, and its name is can’t fit inside it on a map, but Rhode Island had a big influence on colonial America. Doherty, Craig. Rhode Island. 1st. New York,NY: Facts On File,Inc, 2005. 16-21. Print.