United States History Student Edition

The New England Colonies English immigrants seeking religious freedom formed many of the New England Colonies.

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Narragansett, a Native American people. They later sold him land, where Williams founded the town of Providence. With its policy of religious toleration, Rhode Island became the first place in America where dissenters and people of different faiths could worship freely. Others followed Williams’s example. In 1637, Puritan leaders banished Anne Hutchinson from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious teachings. She and her followers founded Portsmouth in Rhode Island the following year. In 1638, John Wheelwright led a group of dissidents from Massachusetts to found the town of Exeter in New Hampshire. New Hampshire became an independent colony in 1679. Conflict Between Colonists and Native Americans New England's settlers interacted with many Native American groups, such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Massachusetts, Mohegans, and others. Native Americans traded furs for settlers’ goods, such as clothing, dyes, animal traps, guns, and metals. These items made daily tasks more efficient and over time Native Americans became dependent on them. Conflicts arose, however. Usually settlers moved

onto Native American lands without permission or payment. In 1675, Wampanoag leader Metacomet waged war against the New England Colonies. Known to settlers as King Philip, Metacomet enlisted the help of other Native American groups. King Philip’s War raged for 14 months. In the end, the colonists defeated Metacomet. The war weakened the power of the Native Americans in New England. Native Americans continued to lose their lands as colonial settlement expanded. 7 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING Comparing Which of the New England Colonies practiced religious tolerance? How were they formed? LESSON ACTIVITIES 1. Narrative Writing Write a first-person or third-person narrative recounting a Separatist teenager's arrival in America. 2. Collaborating In a small group, use formal language to create rules for governing a new settlement in America. Be sure to discuss government, jobs, and relations with Native Americans.

dissident person who refuses to go along with an official or prevailing belief or practice

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