vocabulary
an official paper or document
charter
This man led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
Who was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe?
Hint: Use his Native American name.
Metacomet
Why was school so important for children in New England?
The Bible was very important to them & they wanted children to be able to read it
What was the only state that disagreed with the rule that there needed to be one school per 50 families?
Rhode Island
to force someone to leave
expel
This man was expelled from Massachusetts & helped begin the colony of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
This group of people lived by VERY strict rules and spent much of their time focused on religion
Puritans
How many families needed to be in a town for it to REQUIRE a school?
50 families
Colonists would send some of their crops to...
English colonies in the Caribbean to trade for sugar
speaking in ways that caused others to work against the government
sedition
A woman who also spoke out against Puritan leaders, and was tried on acts of sedition
Anne Hutchinson
Only this group of people could vote for town leaders and make town laws
Free white men
To meet economic needs, colonists used THIS system
The Barter System
What was a hornbook?
It was a paddle-shaped frame with the alphabet on it
a gathering time for the settlers to discuss laws and elect town leaders
town meeting
This man was a Puritan minister who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his disagreement, and founded Hartford, Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
This group passed the Massachusetts Body of Liberties in 1641
The General Court
What was a common punishment for someone who missed Church, fell asleep in Church, or spoke out in dissent?
A common punishment was several hours in the town stocks
In 1636, Puritans founded what college?
Harvard College
what do consent and dissent mean?
agreement and disagreement
This man was a Scottish settler who founded a fishing settlement in Portsmouth & joined the colony of New Hampshire
David Thomson
Metecomet was also known as what name?
King Philip
What did Puritans do with their free time?
They spent their free time doing activities such as fishing and quilt making
In 1639, the leaders of Connecticut wrote the...
Fundamental Orders