Lesson 1
What does Banish mean?
to send away
What is a merchant?
a person who traded and sold goods to make a living
What does accuse mean?
to blame
Puritans believed everyone should be able to read _____
the bible
What is a pillory
a wooden frame, locked in your head and hands
What is a militia?
A group of soldiers who protect a town
what does timber mean?
wood
What were two jobs most colonists did to make a living?
merchant, craftsman, farmer
Who led the Puritans and how many Puritans came with him?
John Winthrop; 1,000 people
Young girls-inside chores
Young boys-outside chores
Why were the colonists and Native Americans fighting?
land
common, meeting house/church, farmland, garden, homes, school
What year and where did the Puritans settle?
1630; Boston and Salem
What games did both girls and boys play? (5)
tag, bowling, hopscotch, sack races and leap frog.
where did people go to talk, eat, drink, talk about the news and rest.
tavern
when decisions had to be made in towns, how would they do it?
vote and the majority rules
The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony wanted to be a good _______ society for others.
model
What was the first college?
What was the first public school?
Harvard College
Boston Latin School
Who joined the Native Americans to fight against the colonists?
France
The King took over the Massachusetts Bay Colony when the Puritans started to act ______________. (hint: they wanted to do things on their own)
independent