People
Name of the Native American tribe that helped the Pilgrims in Plymouth colony
Wampanoag
He left Massachusetts and founded Hartford, Connecticut.
Thomas Hooker
Name the four colonies that make up the the New England Region?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Meetings in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters.
Town Meetings
Protestants who wanted to reform the Church of England were called
Puritans
Who was the governor of the Plymouth colony?
William Bradford
He was the leader of the Wampanoag nation and was known as "King Philip" by the English settlers.
Metacom
Where did the Pilgrims first settle before coming to America?
The Netherlands/Holland
Agreement made for a framework for governing the Plymouth colony based on the idea of "self governing" and "majoruty rules"
Mayflower Compact
A ship in which the pilgrims set sail to North America
The Mayflower
Who was the governor of the Masschusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
She criticized Puritan ministers and held meetings in her home where men and women talked about religion.
Anne Hutchinson
What was the economy based on in the New England Colonies?
Fishing, ship building, whaling, lumber and fur trading
The people of this state decided there would be no established or official church.
What was Rhode Island?
Wampanoag
Religious group that settled Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritans
Native American who helped Pilgrims to plant crops and catch fish.
Squanto
Term for "a willingness to allow others to practice their own beliefs"
Religious Tolerance
A plan of government in Connecticut that limited the government's power. This expanded the idea of representative government in the colonies.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
War the erupted between Native Americans and Colonists over land ownership. Very brutal and deadly war.
King Philip's War.
A person who takes a religious journey. The founders of Plymouth colony were known as ________________.
Pilgrim(s)
He believed government should not make laws about religion.
After being banished he started Rhode Island; allowing people to worship freely
Roger Williams
How were the soil and weather conditions different in the New England Colonies compared to the Jamestown colony?
thin, rocky, soil and harsh winters
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, male church members elected representatives to an assembly known as the _____________________.
General Court
How were "Separatists" different from "Puritans" and where did they settle?
Separatists wanted to separate from the church of England. They settled in Plymouth Colony.