Settling New England
Life in New England
New England's Economy
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100
The first group of colonists that came to North America with a charter to start a New England colony.
Who are the Puritans?
100
This building did not have paintings, statues, or bells. Be specific.
What is a Puritan church?
100
Many farmers became rich from this activity.
What is trading?
100
An official paper in which certain rights are given by a government to a person, group, or business.
What is a charter?
100
a terms that means disagreement
What is dissent?
200
Why did the Puritans found the Massachussetts Bay Colony? **
They wanted a place where they could live by their religious beliefs and start farms and businesses.
200
Puritans enjoyed these activities (list two) during their free time.
What is fishing and quilt making?
200
What did farmers do with their surplus goods? **
They sold or traded them for other goods.
200
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were ________ from the colony because the spoke aut about what they believed. Term that means forced to leave.
What is expelled?
200
The land beyond the areas that were already settled.
What is frontier?
300
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who is John Winthrop?
300
The group that made laws for the whole colony.
What is the General Court?
300
Material used to build houses, barns, churches, and boats.
What is lumber?
300
An economic system where people are free to choose the goods and services they buy and make.
What is the free market?
300
All the businesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service.
What is industry?
400
The leaders of the Connecticut Colony wrote this important document. These papers stated the voters would elect their own leaders.
What are the Fundamental Orders?
400
Why was education important to Puritans? **
They thought everyone should be able to read the Bible.
400
How were the people of Africa were affected by the triangular trade routes. **
The Africans were kidnapped and enslaved.
400
The journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the West Indies.
What is the Middle Passage?
400
The triangular trade route included these three locations.
What is England, the English colonies, and Africa?
500
What were the two major effects of King Phillip's war? **
Most tribes were forced to give up their land. Some tribes were nearly wiped out. English settlers now controlled the region.
500
A paddle shaped frame that held the alphabet and prayers.
What is a hornbook?
500
How were the English colonies affected by the trade routes. **
They now had enslaved workers. They profited from trading with England. (resources coming in such as rum, iron, enslaved people, sugar, molasses, coffee, manufactured goods) They had manufactured goods from England.
500
A grassy area shared by the town's people.
What is a common?
500
Products that are used to build ships.
What is naval stores?
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