New England Colonies

What is the term for an official paper that gives settlers permissions to start a colony?

• compact
• charter
• stock
• dissent

Why did the Puritans come to New England?

• to escape the Spanish conquistadors
• to avoid paying taxes
• to practice their religious beliefs

Unlike the Pilgrims, the new settlers did not want to break away from the Church of England. They wanted to change some religious practices to make the church more “pure.” For this reason, they were called _________.

• Conquistadors
• Missionaries
• Puritans
• Indentured Servants

In 1630, who led a second group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Christopher Columbus
• King Henry VIII
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• John Winthrop

Winthrop hoped their settlement would be an example of Christian living. In a sermon, he said, “. . . We shall be as a __________. The eyes of all people are upon us. . . .”

• shining castle
• city upon a hill
• distant lighthouse
• countryside town

Winthrop and other Puritan leaders did not welcome people whose beliefs were different from their own. They thought that ________, or disagreement, might hurt their society.

• harmony
• dissent
• charter
• consent

____________ and his followers believed that their church should be separate from the colonial government. They also believed that Puritan leaders should not punish people for having different beliefs.

• Roger Williams
• John Winthrop
• Ferdinand Magellan
• John Smith

Winthrop and the other Puritan leaders decided  held a trial and found Roger Williams guilty of spreading “new and dangerous opinions.” In 1635, the leaders voted to _______ Williams from Massachusetts, or force him to leave.

• dissent
• expel
• consent
• sedition

In 1636, Williams bought land from the Narragansett tribe and founded a settlement that he called ________.

• New England
• Salem
• Boston
• Providence

Roger Williams organized his settlement based on the ________, or agreement, of the people and cooperation with the Native Americans. 

• dissent
• consent
• stock
• religion