The Early Chesapeake

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  Pilgrims were – wanted to break away from the Anglican Church
  
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  Mayflower Compact – established a government led by
  

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  Relations with Natives – many Native died a few years before from disease; Natives taught colonists to farm and hunt
  
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  William Bradford – governor of Plymouth
  

 Puritans:

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  King Charles I (early 17^th century) began to target Puritans (wanted to purify the Church of England, not break away)
  
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  1629 – led by , they received a charter and eventually settled in Massachusetts Bay
  

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  Predestination, focus on reading the Bible – led to schools
  

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  Church members were the only people allowed to vote or hold a political office
  
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  Did not extend to others
  

 Thomas Hooker:

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  Founded ; established a constitution, Fundamental Orders
  

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  Extreme , wanted MBC to completely break away from the Church
  
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  Also advocated separation of church and state and payment to for land
  
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  Banished to RI
  

 Anne Hutchinson:

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  Challenged the power of , and rights of women
  
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  After her banishment, many churches restricted women’s rights further
  

 Pequot War:

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  Conflict over and trade, Peqouts were decimated
  

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  Started over , lasted several years
  
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  Eventually the whites won, Wampanoag’s were weakened