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New England Colonies

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5th - 6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

compact
charter
stock
dissent

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Puritans come to New England?

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____________ 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

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