New England Colonies

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What was the name of the first English settlement in New England?

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Plymouth

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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in New England by

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The Puritans

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What did the Puritans form to establish their own New World colony?

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The Massachusetts Bay Company

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Who helped establish Plymouth Colony and organize the first Thanksgiving?

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William Bradford

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Both Pilgrims and Puritans established New World colonies to

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practice their religions freely

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Who was a colonial-era minister known for religious tolerance?

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Roger Williams

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What is the best definition of the term theocracy?

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A government based on religious principles.

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Which of the following best summarizes the role of religion in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Options: The Massachusetts Bay Colony encouraged religious tolerance and was open to colonists of differing beliefs., The Massachusetts Bay Colony did not encourage religious tolerance, but it did not strongly oppose it either., The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by the Church of England for Anglican colonists., The Massachusetts Bay Colony had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.

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The Massachusetts Bay Colony had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.

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Which of the following groups founded Harvard University? The Pigrams, The Separatists, The Puritans, The Angelicins

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The Puritans

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What made it difficult for New England colonists to repay the English investors who had funded them?

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Colonists had to struggle to grow enough food to meet their needs.