Vocabulary
The Constitution is a system of _____.
(HINT: The Constitution explains how the government works and protects the rights of the people.)
laws to govern people
A large supply of _____ contributed most to the development of New England's shipbuilding industry.
(HINT: What do you need to build ships?)
timber
Due to corruption within the Church of England and lack of _____ freedom, English Separatists founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620.
(HINT: Why did English Separatists leave Europe?)
religious
On the map of New England, which state is colored BLUE?
(HINT: This is the smallest state.)
Rhode Island
TRUE or FALSE: Compared to the New England Colonies, the soil of the Middle Colonies was better for farming.
True
An economy is a system of organizing _____.
(HINT: How do people make money?)
goods and services
Compared to other regions of North America, the soil of New England was _____.
(HINT: Why was large-scale or cash-crop farming nearly impossible in the New England Colonies?)
rockier and less fertile
Roger Williams faced punishment in the Massachusetts Bay Colony because he believed colonists should be free to choose their own _____.
(HINT: Why were New England colonies founded?)
colonists should be free to choose their own religion
Connecticut
TRUE or FALSE: Religious freedom was important to the settlers of Roanoke and Jamestown.
False
A separatist was someone who completely _____ from the Church of England.
separated
In New England town meetings, voting rights were limited to _____.
(HINT: Could women and Native Americans vote?)
white men who owned property
What contributed most to tensions between early English settlers in New England and Native Americans?
(HINT: What did the colonists want from the Native Americans?)
the colonists' increasing demand of land
On the map of New England, which state is colored RED?
Massachusetts
The colonies of Roanoke and Jamestown were founded to find _____ in America.
(HINT: Investors and explorers dreamed of finding gold and silver in the colonies.)
wealth
Puritans didn't agree with _____.
(HINT: Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries.)
the Church of England
Daily lives of settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were most impacted by the principles of the _____ religion.
(HINT: Which religion did settlers in the Massachusetts Bay colony follow?)
Puritan
What was the main result of King Philip's War between the English and Native Americans?
(HINT: How did the war affect relations between the colonists and Native Americans?)
an end to cooperation between the English and Native Americans in the region
On the map of New England, which state is colored PURPLE?
New Hampshire
How did the Roanoke and Jamestown settlements differ from Plymouth?
(HINT: Why were the colonies of Roanoke and Jamestown founded? Why was the Plymouth Colony founded?)
Roanoke and Jamestown started to find wealth in America, while Plymouth was founded for religious freedom.
Mercantilism is the belief that a country's economic strength comes from _____.
(HINT: How do country's get money or build wealth?)
exporting more than importing
(selling more goods to other countries than they bought from them)
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop was most concerned about unified and shared _____ practice.
(HINT: Why was the Massachusetts Bay colony founded?)
religious
Which document demonstrates a connection between religion and the development of representative government in the colonies?
(HINT: What ship transported 102 Pilgrims from England to America in 1620?)
How did the Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies differ?
(HINT: Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies were both founded by Puritans. Which colony was more strict and founded as a religious society? Which colony promoted religious freedom?)
Massachusetts was founded as a religious society, while Connecticut was founded to promote religious freedom.
DAILY DOUBLE:
Name one Middle Colony and present-day state.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware