Exam # 2 Outline

I. Introduction

A. The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.

B. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.

C. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.

D. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.

E. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.



II. First Major Point

A. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.

B. He charged into a wigwam and scared the people inside so badly they were trying to get out through the walls.

C. He killed one of the Indians with their own weapon.

D. He beheaded an Indian and put his head on the gates of Plymouth.

E. If Standish hadn't used some violence against these violence than the colonists may have been more scared and taken action upon themselves.



III. Second Major Point

A. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.

B. He went into an enemies camp and defeated them with 6 men without a single weapon used.

C. He finally killed Phillip to get back at him for torturing so many of the Colonists.

D. He defeated a group of 300 Indians with only 20 of his men.

E. King Phillips War may have gone on even longer if not for Church's clever tactics and leadership skills.



IV. Third Major Point

A. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.

B. The Puritans moved to the New World so they could practice their religion free.

C. John Winthrop was chosen as governor and stated "We will be a city on a hill."

D. Strongly believed in creating public education.

E. The colonies were not only about the violence, they wanted a good, new life for themselves and their children.



V. Conclusion

A. When Massachusetts was founded on both violence and on their idealist views on religion in the New World.

B. Standish's violent way of protection was absolutely needed for the colony to advance.

C. Without Church's intelligence of fighting King Phillips War probably wouldn't have turned out the same.

D. Even though there was some violence, the colonies were also founded on their ideas on religion in Massachusetts.

E. As Americans we often have a different, simpler view of how the colonies were founded and we don't know what really happened.