Geography and Climate
Why was this region a terrible place to grow crops?
soil was rocky and the growing season was short
Everyone in the New England (if they were eligible) colonies could
Vote or make laws
The main religious group in the New England colonies was the
Puritan group
Do to the rocky soil and short growing period, the New England colonies economy was not based on
Farming/cash crops
fill in the blank Enslaved individuals
had no rights and were forced to work
Name two of the four colonies in the New England region
Rhode island, Conneticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Except similar answer.
In New England colony towns everyone agreed on
Following the laws they made
The New England colonies was or was not the place to go for religious freedom
It was not
Fill in the blank enslave individuals were forced to work for
No pay and no freedom even they had to work
two jobs colonial workers could do were
farmers, artisans, merchants 2/3 of them will work
Fill in the blank. There were lots of small farms but
They were not to feed citizens or sell them for money
where would the towns people meet to make laws
the meeting house
The puritans would do what when people believed in different religions
expel or send the people away
how did people make a living (make money) in the New England region. list all five
Built ships, captured whales for blubber, fished, cut and sold lumber, and sold animal furs
How many years could workers sign a contract
five,six, or seven years
The four colonies in the New England region are
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
why was the meeting house important
that's where the town would meet up and make decisions of laws
Indentured servants were (means like how old or young they were)
young adults that signed contracts
The New England colonies were a bad place to farm because
There was rocky soil and a short growing period that was too cold
Laws were made by
Men who were eligible could vote to make laws
New England towns were small and centered around
The town common
What were four things the New England colonists did to make money
Built ships, cut lumber, fished, and sold animal furs
fill in the blank Indentured servants__________ for work
Signed a contract to work for a specific number of years in exchange for passage to the New world