Name one type of crop that grew in New England.
Corn, beans, or pumpkins
What was the Mayflower's original destination?
Virginia
Which two groups settled New England?
Puritans and Pilgrims
What group did the Native American tribes of new England belong to?
The Algonquian People
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
How to plant crops & how to trade with other tribes
Name Two things New Englanders traded for wheat and tools.
Lumber, fish, maple syrup, or livestock
What was the document that established Plymouth Colony's form of government?
The Mayflower Compact
Why did the Pilgrims travel to America?
to separate themselves from the Church of England
What was the name of the Native American that taught the New Englanders to plant and grow crops?
Squanto or Tisquantum
Name two states that are part of the new England colonies
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusett
What two things was the economy of New England based on?
Trees (lumber) and fishing
Fill in the blank, "The Pilgrims decided they would govern themselves based on _______rule."
Majority
How were Puritans different than Pilgrims
They wanted to reform the church rather than separate from it
Name two Native American tribes that interacted with the New Englanders.
Wampanoag, Massachusett, Nipmuck, Pennacook, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, or Quinnipiac
What was John Winthrop famous for?
His sermon "A Model of Christian Charity"
Fill in the blanks: "_____ winters and a short _____ ____meant that New Englanders could not grow large cash crops like wheat.
long, growing season
What year was the Mayflower Compact signed?
1620
When the Pilgrims left England, and before they settled in New England, what country did they travel to in search of religious freedom?
Netherlands
Fill in the blank: "Most Algonquian settlements surveyed by hinting, fishing and _______."
gathering
What year is credited for the first Thanksgiving?
1621