8. Lesson 2 - Colonies Proprietary Colonies *Control of land and settlers was given to a proprietor or group of proprietors

9. Lesson 2 - Colonies Corporate Colonies *Control of land and settlers was given to a business

10. Lesson 2 - Colonies Royal Colonies *Control of land and settlers stayed with the monarch (king) and was run through officials By 1752 many of the colonies were Royal Colonies Virginia, New York, New Jersey,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina

11. Lesson 2 - The Puritans PURITANS - received a charter from the King of England. Created the Massachusetts Bay Company and in 1630 settled Massachusetts. They were led by John Winthrop. PURITANS - called Puritans because they believed in a pure church. They were happy to break away from the Catholic church, but still weren’t happy with the Church of England. It wasn’t pure enough.

12. Lesson 2 - The Puritans PURITANS - in ten years the population of the Massachusetts colony goes from 700 to more than 20,000

13. Lesson 2 - The Puritans PURITANS - They wanted to follow the bible 100%. They wanted to create a community that was an example for the world. They escaped religious persecution but they created a new community that didn’t tolerate any other religions.

14. Lesson 2 - The Puritans Why are the Puritans important? 1. Created a system of self-government (every man could vote) 2. Church leaders were most important people in society but they didn’t create laws (separation of church and state...kind of) 3. Valued Education (Harvard & Public Education) 4. 1641 -Made slavery legal