Geography & Economy
Name 1 crop grown in the New England Colonies
Corn, Beans, Pumpkins, Squash
What was the Mayflower's original destination?
Northern Virginia
Name 2 significant groups in the New England Colonies?
Pilgrims and Puritans
What group did the Native Americans of the New England region belong to?
Algonquian
Name 2 states that were once New England Colonies
Name 2 things New Englanders traded for wheat and tools?
Lumber, fish, maple syrup, or livestock
What was the name of the document that established Plymouth's form of government?
The Mayflower Compact
Why did the Pilgrims travel to America?
Religious Freedom or to escape the Church of England
Which crops were farmed by the Native Americans in this region?
Corn, Beans, Squash, Wild Rice
The Salem Witch Trials took place in what kind of community?
The economy of the New England Colonies was based on what 2 things?
Lumber (trees), and fishing
Fill in the blank: "The Pilgrims decided they would govern themselves based on __________ rule."
Majority
How were the Puritans different from the Pilgrims?
Name 2 Native American groups that interacted with the colonists in the New England Colonies?
Wampanoag, Massachusett, Pennacook, Nipmuck, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, or Quinnipiac
Who spoke the famous "...city upon a hill" quote and what did he mean by it?
John Winthrop -- he meant that they needed to be an example of how to live morally.