Economy
This place became a major trading port in New England?
Boston, MA.
Matters of the town were settled where?
Meeting house through a town meeting
What ocean borders the New England colony to the East?
The Atlantic Ocean
What was the main reason the Pilgrims left England?
They wanted to have religious freedom
Finish the sentence. The Puritans sought religious freedom, however...
They expected all settlers to follow the Puritan way of life
What does it mean to export goods?
Goods that are shipped out of the country to another
Why did some people not like John Winthrop?
What is the smallest New England colony?
Rhode Island
True or False. Both the Pilgrims and Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England
FALSE
Name a job that a Colonial woman could perform.
- Making clothes or soaps, raising children, taking care of the household
What does it mean to import goods?
Goods that come in FROM another country
True or False. If a woman owned land, they could vote.
False. Women were not allowed to own land and could not vote.
Why was it difficult to farm in the New England colonies?
The land was rocky and temperature was moderate.
This person was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for holding weekly prayers meetings in their home for the women in their colony.
Anne Hutchinson
Puritan parents wanted their children to be able to read what?
The Bible
This was the first written constitution in the western world that was created in the colony of Connecticut. It also resembles our current U.S. Constitution.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was the first colony discovered in New England AND by whom?
Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims
True or False. The Puritans left England because they sought religious freedom.
TRUE
Social life evolved around what?
A. Trading
B. Government
C. Church
C. The Church
The Americas, England, and Africa
What was King Philip's war?
Chief Massasoit son's, King Philip Metacom, grew angry with the Pilgrims because of their demands on Indian land. They began to resist the colonists until Plymouth colony executed 3 of his people. They, along with 2 other tribes, raided colonial towns and burned them to the ground.
Settlers needed more land. Indentured servants who worked off their debt, also needed land. Eventually, they expanded north east and created this New England colony?
New Hampshire
This person wrote the Fundamental Orders for this colony. (2 part answer)
Thomas Hooker- Connecticut
What happened to the Native American when the colonists arrived?
Answers may vary: Native Americans were pushed off their land as population of colonists grew.
Colonists demanded more from the Native Americans
Native Americans began to worry that more and more white settlers were arriving.