Development
What did the people in the Boston colony need slaves for?
Mining for gold, silver, and other precious materials.
What was the main method Europeans used to mine gold?
Enslaved people
What religion were the Puritans that colonized Boston?
The Puritans were Calvinists
What was the first public school that was founded in Boston and is still one of the most prestigious schools to this day?
Harvard University.
Boston was the first colony founded in the new world.
False
What helped form their growing style?
The environment. (Long winters and short growing season)
During what season was food limited?
During the winter.
What could they do in Boston that they couldn't do in England?
Worship and establish their own churches.
What war did Boston have a big impact on in 1775?
The Revolutionary war
Boston contributed the most soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
True
What kind of farming did the people of Boston do?
Three sister farming
When the Puritans came over to the new world, they transported different kinds of food over. What was one of the foods they brought over?
Wheat, rye, barley, oats, and fruit
What specific person did Puritans follow?
John Calvin.
Boston had a big impact in a specific war in 1775. Why did they have this impact?
Because they had put the most soldiers out on the field.
Boston majorly contributed to our countries education
True