Dissenters Found New England Colonies
Dissenters Found New England Colonies is a Grade 5 history skill from California myWorld Interactive, Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies. Students learn how people like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were expelled from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan authority, leading Williams to found Rhode Island with religious freedom, and how Thomas Hooker's group settled Connecticut.
Key Concepts
The Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony created a society with strict religious rules. Not everyone agreed with the leaders' power or their interpretations of the Bible.
People like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were forced to leave for questioning Puritan authority. Williams founded Rhode Island , a new colony that welcomed people with different beliefs.
Common Questions
Who was Roger Williams and what did he do?
Roger Williams was forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for questioning Puritan authority. He founded Rhode Island, a new colony that welcomed people with different religious beliefs.
Why were dissenters expelled from Massachusetts?
Puritan leaders ran Massachusetts with strict religious rules and expelled anyone who questioned their authority or interpretations of the Bible, including Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
What made Rhode Island different from Massachusetts?
Rhode Island offered more religious freedom and welcomed people with different beliefs, unlike the strict Puritan colony of Massachusetts that required conformity to its religious rules.
What textbook covers New England dissenters for Grade 5?
This topic is covered in California myWorld Interactive, Grade 5, Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies.