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Puritans
Religion and Government in New England
New England Economy
Education in the Colonies
Miscellaneous
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What document did the Pilgrims write before getting off of the boat at Plymouth Rock?
The Mayflower Compact
100
What are the names of two of the famous dissenters from Massachusetts Bay Colony?
-Anne Hutchinson -Roger Williams -Thomas Hooker
100
What did apprentices become when they were done with their training?
journeymen and then master tradesmen
100
What are the two main reasons education was so important in the New England Colonies?
-Reading the bible -becoming ministers
100
Name all four New England Colonies
-Connecticut -Rhode Island -Massachusetts -New Hampshire
200
Give two reasons why the Pilgrims preferred America to the Netherlands?
-Didn't want their children speaking Dutch -wanted to maintain their English culture -Farmers did not want to live in the city
200
Why did Anne Hutchinson leave Massachusetts Bay Colony?
She was banished for having different religious beliefs and speaking out about religion as a Puritan woman
200
Name two reasons why New England was bad for farming
-Harsh climate - Short growing season - Rocky soil - Hills
200
What are two reasons children in the New England colonies got an education more often than children in other colonies
-Religion is more important -People live closer together -laws about education
200
What makes the Mayflower Compact so important to American history?
First form of self-government in the English colonies
300
Why were families an important part of New England?
-They worked together to get all tasks done - they relied on each other
300
What were two main differences between Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bay Colony?
-Separation of church and state -Religious tolerance
300
What are two reasons shipbuilders did well in New England?
-forests for materials -Merchants and fishermen needed ships
300
What was the first college founded in the English Colonies?
Harvard
300
What is the name of the Native American tribe the Pilgrims have the first Thanksgiving with?
Wampanoags
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Who ran Massachusetts Bay Colony? What covenant did the colonists believe they had made with God?
John Winthrop To build the ideal Christian community
400
What did the Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut do? Why are they important in American history?
-They made Connecticut more democratic, non- church members could vote -laid down the laws and structure of Connecticut -The first written Constitution
400
Define apprentice
A person who works for another in order to learn a trade
400
Why was having a university so important to the New England Colonists?
Ministers needed to go to college
400
Why is Connecticut called "The Constitution State"
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are the first written constitution.
500
What are three of the four main causes of The Great Migration?
-People lost their jobs -King raised taxes -political crisis -England began punishing Puritans for being dissenters
500
Thoroughly explain one example of how religion and government are related in the New England Colonies.
-Anne Hutchinson -Roger Williams -Kicked out of Massachusetts Bay Colony by the government for having different religious beliefs. -Thomas Hooker - Left to form his own colony and Government because He didn't agree with the religious beliefs of Massachusetts Bay Colony. -Religious leaders are also government leaders -John Winthrop. -etc
500
Name three of the four main for-profit industries in the New England Colonies
-Shipbuilding -Merchants -Fishings -Skilled craftsmen
500
What are two important things students learned by learning from the bible?
-reading skills -Christian values
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Who founded Connecticut? How was Connecticut different than the Massachusetts bay Colony?
Thomas Hooker -Connecticuts more democratic, non-church members were allowed to vote