Government
Was the New England colonies mostly Proprietary, Royal, or Charter.
They were mostly Charter.
Who founded New Hampshire?
Farmers
What were the main jobs that the people had?
Farming, Trade, and Fishing
What where the natural resources of New England?
Oceans, Forests, and Rocky Soil
What colony traded land for an ear of corn?
New Hampshire
What colony did the Puritans found?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who founded Rhode island?
Rodger Williams and Anne Hutcherson
What New England colony had the first public school?
Boston, Massachusetts
What was the main City of New England's merchant elite?
Boston
What were the Separatist also called?
The Pilgrims
What was the center of the New England government?
The Church
What were the 4 colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
What was New England main religion?
Puritan
What were the main businesses of New England?
Fishing, Subsistence Farming, Shipbuilding, Paper\Printing
What did New England colonies trade slaves for?
sugar, timber, cotton
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
A set of laws and agreements that established the government of the Connecticut Colony.
Why did people move to New Hampshire?
Because of overcrowding
Why didn't New England colonies do plantation farming?
Because the soil was too rocky
What were the main type of fish they had?
Cod fish
What was their main common dance with what kind of music?
Square dancing with folk music
What kind of government structure did the pilgrims want?
They wanted a religious freedom and a self-government
In the Massachusetts Witch Trials, how would they know that the people were a “witch”?
If they escaped and floated to the top of the water, they were a witch and if they didn’t escape the binding, they weren’t a witch
What challenges did the Pilgrims have when they first arrived at Plymouth?
Weather, Diseases, and were not skilled at fishing and hunting
What were the New England regions activities primarily based on?
fishing and lumbering
What were the cash crops?
Squash, Tabacco, corn, and sugar.