Colonizing expands in the American Northeast
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="MAKING">MAKING</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="NATION">NATION</span> – <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Merrimack">Merrimack</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anglican">Anglican</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> -- <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pure">pure</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="area">area</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>, <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>.</p><p><span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Puritan">Puritan</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Puritan">Puritan</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>.</p><p><span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="believed">believed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Puritans">Puritans</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>.</p>
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