Geography & Economy
This region was known to have short, mild _________ & long, cold ___________
Summers, Winters
Instead of Massachusetts, what other colony was the Mayflower's original destination?
Virginia
Name the two significant religious groups of New England (both start with same letter)
Puritans & Pilgrims
What group (or tribe) did the Native Americans of New England belong to?
"Wampanoag" (The Algonquian People)
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
how to plant crops & how to trade with Indigenous people
Unlike Southern Colonies, this region's climate was cold & harsh with ________ soil, making it hard to farm
rocky
What was the document that established Plymouth Colony's form of government?
the Mayflower Compact
Why did the Pilgrims travel to New England?
for religious freedom & to "separate" from the church
What were two crops that were farmed by Native Americans within the New England region?
squash, corn, beans, wild rice
New Englanders highly valued education, primarily so people could read _________
the Bible & other religious texts
The economy of New England was based on what two resources?
lumber, shipbuilding, iron, rum, whaling & fishing
This type of written agreement set rules for governing a colony, which kept everyone accountable (starts with a 'c')
a compact
How were Puritans different than Pilgrims in relation to the church?
wanted to reform ("purify") the church rather than separate from it
What's the name of the colony founded by the Pilgrims?
the Plymouth Colony
Name two goods (resources) that came from the Caribbean
sugar, molasses, tobacco, rum, indigo & cotton
Name 2 resources New Englanders traded away (exported) for wheat & metal goods (tools, cookware, etc.)
lumber, fish, rum, maple syrup, animal furs
In order to vote within New England, one had to be a _________ (color of skin) ________ (man/woman) who owned _________
white man who owned land (or property)
In the year of _______, the ________ _________ Trials were caused by mass fear, paranoia & superstition within Massachusetts
1692, Salem Witch Trials
This woman was banished from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan leaders & their teachings, all while using Truth from the Bible
Anne Hutchinson
Settlers would get together (weekly or monthly) to make important decisions & vote in what was called t______ m__________
town meetings
Occurring on the ____________________ Ocean, the " ___________________ Trade" allowed New England, Africa & the Caribbean to trade goods
Atlantic, Triangular
Fill in the blank: "The Pilgrims decided they would govern themselves based on _______ rule."
Majority or "self"
What was it called when strict religious rules led to punishments for dissenters (those with different beliefs)? rel_____________ int_______________
religious intolerance
This man founded Rhode Island to be a tolerant colony, seeking true religious freedom, unlike Massachusetts
Roger Williams
John Winthrop's famous for encouraging Puritan settlers to live as a visible, godly example to the world... this idea of being a "C________ upon a H_____"
"City upon a Hill"