Aman Bains

A4
a) The Rise of the Iroquois:

Located in central and Western NY

Treaded weapons and goods with the Dutch and French

Remained a strong force in NY

b) New England:

The Pilgrims
1. Separatists that wanted to break away from the Church of England
2. Plymouths climate was not as harsh as the Chesapeake
3. Representative self-government was established

Puritans wanted to purify the English Church, NOT separate from it

John Winthrop and Massachusetts Bay:

1. Sought to establish a City Upon a Hill
2. Believed in predestination
3. Church members had tremendous power only ones that could vote; not
religiously tolerant

Roger Williams and Rhode Island:

1. Advocated separation of church and state, religious toleration, and friendly
relations with Indians
2. Banished to Rhode Island by Winthrop
3. No legally established church in RI

c) Anne Hutchinson:
1. Seen as a major threat to Puritans
2. Challenged gender roles in Church
3. Claimed to have direct revelations with God
4. Banished from MBC

d) Puritanism and Witchcraft:

Salem Witch Trials:

1. Hysteria throughout MA in late 17th century
2. Accused tended to be wealthier, widowed, and middle-ages
3. Reflected religious and social tensions
4. Most of the accused were independent which challenged Puritan society

After the hysteria ended, prosecution for witchcraft declined

Many colonists started to embrace ideas of the Enlightenment

Instability, War, and Rebellion

e) New Englands Indian Wars:

Puritan-Pequot War:
1. Pequots were allied with the Dutch, had conflicts with English settlers
1. 500 men, women, and children were massacred by Indians, New
England retaliated harshly and gained land
2. Some settlers saw smallpox and other diseases that decimated Indians as
doing Gods work (John Winthrop)

Metacoms War, 1675 1676:

1. Metacom (King Philip) was a leader of the Wampanoags
2. Metacom was eventually killed and Natives were rarely a threat in New
England after