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100

Name 1 crop that grew in New England.

Corn, beans, pumpkins

100

What was the Mayflower's original destination?

Virginia

100

Name 2 significant religious groups in New England.

Puritans and Pilgrims

100

What was the name of the Native American who helped the New England colonists?

Squanto

100

Name 2 states that were once New England colonies.

New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine

200

Name 2 things New Englanders traded for wheat and tools.

Lumber, fish, maple syrup, livestock

200

What was the document that established Plymouth Colony's form of government?

The Mayflower Compact

200

What event did the Pilgrims celebrate with the Wampanoag people after their first successful year in Plymouth Colony?

The first Thanksgiving

200

What group did the Native Americans of New England belong to?

The Algonquian People

200

What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?

How to plant crops & how to trade with indigenous groups

300

The economy of New England was based on what two things?

Trees and fishing

300

Fill in the Blank: "The Pilgrims decided they would govern themselves based on ______________ rule."

Majority

300

Why did the Pilgrims travels to America?

for religious freedom

300

Which crops were farmed by Native Americans in New England?

Squash, corn, beans, wild rice

300

What modern-day state was once part of the Massachusetts colony?

Maine

400

Why couldn't New Englanders grow large cash crops like wheat?

The soil was rocky and the growing season was short.

400

Why did the passengers on the Mayflower need to create their own form of government?

They were blown off course and landed outside of Virginia's territory.

400

Which religious group wanted to separate from the Church of England?

The Pilgrims

400

Name 2 Native American groups that interacted with the New England colonists.

Wampanoag, Massachusett, Nipmuck, Pennacook, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, or Quinnipiac.

400

Who was the third governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

John Winthrop

500

How did the geography of New England, specifically its soil and climate, shape its agricultural practices?

It encouraged the growth of subsistence crops like corn, beans, and pumpkins.

500

John Winthrop, the third governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, famously described the colony with what metaphorical phrase in his sermon 'A Model of Christian Charity'?

'A city upon a hill'


500

How were Puritans different than Pilgrims?

They wanted to reform the church rather than separate from it.

500

How did most Algonquian settlements obtain their food?

Through hunting, fishing, gathering, and farming

500

What is the name of John Winthrop's famous sermon?

"A Model of Christian Charity"