Geography
Name the body of water that the New England colonies bordered to the east.
The Atlantic Ocean
This was the main economic activity in many costal New England towns that involved catchingcod and other sea life.
Fishing
In most New England towns, the ______________ was used for town meetings and church services
The meetinghouse.
Name a founder of the New England colonies
John Winthrop or William Bradford
A system of buying, selling, and earning money, is called an
Name the four New England Colonies
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut
Name one skilled trade a person might learn in a New England town
An artisan (blacksmith, woodworker, cooper, cabinet maker, etc)
Parents sent their young children here to learn reading, writing, math, and religion.
Elementary school.
Who described the Massachusetts Bays colony as a "city upon a hill" (good example of the Christian faith)
John Winthrop
What is an indentured servant?
___________ from the region's dense forests were used to craft ships along the coastline.
Wood, trees
In a store, a ________ might sell a variety of goods, like cloth, sugar, or spices.
Merchant
What did the Puritans come to the New England region to find?
Religious freedom
____________ was the son of Chief Massasoit.
Metacom / Metacomet
New England colonists practiced this form of government
Self-government
Explain how the climate (shorter growing season, cold winters) influence settlement and daily life in the New England Colonies.
They were not able to have large farms. Colonists were focused on fishing, trade, and shipbuilding
Growing crops in New England was difficult for two reasons-
1. Cold climate
2. Rocky soil
What typically happened when colonists expressed disagreement with the Puritan leaders?
They may get banished
Name the two people banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out against Puritan leaders.
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams.
Name a major difference between the economic activities in the New England colonies and the Southern colonies.
The southern colonies were much more focused on farming because they had a longer growing season. The New England colonies were more focused on fishing and exports
What two physical features of New England impacted where towns and farms were built.
rocky coastlines, forests, rivers
Define import and export. Then give an example of an export from the New England colonies
Import- to bring in from another place
Export- to send goods to another place to sell
Example: fish, lumber
Name one difference between the lives of young girls and young boys.
Work that was expected- girls work in the home, boys worked outside
Education- girls did not usually attend school past elementary school. Boys would typically go to grammar school and learn trades through trade school
What did the English colonists call Metacom?
King Philip
How did New England colonists use the Atlantic Ocean and the region's waterways to earn money?
The coastline was used for shipbuilding.
The waterways were used for travel
They fished and hunted in the water for whales.