C3L2: New England Colonies

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During the Great Migration, the major motivation for moving to America was: religious freedoms, wealth, new job opportunities, to start a family

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religious freedoms

Front

These religious groups dissented due to persecution they faced in England:

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Puritans and Separatists

Front

The Separatists became known as _______ because they made a religious journey.

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Pilgrims

Front

The Pilgrims had a contract with _____ to claim land in Virginia.

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The Virginia Company

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The Pilgrims were taken off course, and they settled instead in:

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Plymouth, Cape Cod

Front

What important document created a representative government in this region?

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The Mayflower Compact

Front

Which colony is NOT in the New England region? Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island

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Vermont

Front

The Native Americans most willing to help settlers in Connecticut were: Squanto and Samoset, Pocahontas and Metacomet, King Philip and King Henry

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Squanto and Samoset

Front

What did the colonists and Native Americans fight over the most?

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land ownership

Front

Dissenters were most welcome in Rhode Island because of Roger Williams beliefs that:

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the government should not interfere with religion