New England Colonies/Characteristics
This group wanted to completely separate from the Church of England.
Who were the Pilgrims?
The Puritans left England to escape this.
What is religious persecution?
This Puritan leader delivered the sermon “A City Upon a Hill.”
Who is John Winthrop?
Puritan society was dominated by this group, limiting women’s power and freedom.
What is men (a patriarchal society)?
This event involved hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
This group wanted to reform the Church of England.
Who were the Puritians?
This day was considered holy and strictly observed by the Puritans.
What is Sunday?
This group was traveling with Winthrop when he gave the sermon.
Who were Puritan settlers?
Farmers in Salem Village could gain this if people in Salem Town were convicted.
What is land?
The Salem Witch Trials occurred during these years.
What are 1692–1693?
This document established the first form of self-government in the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
These behaviors could be punished under Puritan law.
What are drinking too much, laziness, gossiping, or using bad language?
The main purpose of Winthrop’s sermon was to do this.
What is prepare the Puritans to build a new society?
People blamed this for bad weather and poor harvests.
What is witches?
This type of evidence was based on dreams and visions of spirits.
What is spectral evidence?
Only these people were allowed to participate in town meetings.
Who were land-owning men?
Puritan church services often lasted this long each time.
What is two hours?
Winthrop believed the Puritans should be this to the rest of the world.
What is a good example of a godly community?
Accusations often targeted people from this location.
What is Salem Town?
Puritans believed witchcraft was a sin because it did this.
What is denying God’s authority?
This colony created the Fundamental Orders, considered the first written constitution.
What is Connecticut?
This belief emphasized hard work, education, and strong community values.
What is a strict moral code?
This ship carried Winthrop and the Puritans to Massachusetts in 1630.
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What is the Arbella?
This poison in grain may have caused strange behavior and hallucinations.
What is ergot poisoning?
Most people found guilty of witchcraft faced this punishment.
What is death by execution?