New England Colonies

In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?

• make money
• better soil
• economic opportunity
• religious freedoms

What is a Separatist??

• Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it is
• Someone who wants to leave the Anglican church and set up their own churches
• someone who wants to reform the Anglican Church

The New England Colonies contain which group

• Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
• New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
• Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island

What was the soil like in the New England colonies?

• Thin and sandy
• Thin and rocky
• Thin and rich
• Thin and fertile

How was the climate in the New England colonies?

• hot all year round
• Mild winters/ harsh summers
• Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
• no climate changes

What type of people settled in New England colonies?

• Pilgrims and Puritans
• Quakers
• Native Americans
• Large Land Owners

Why did people come to this New England region?

• religious freedom
• money
• trade
• gold

The two main trades(jobs) in the New England Colonies were . . .

• Growing corn and tobacco
• Shipbuilding and fishing
• Growing corn and wheat
• Fishing and growing cotton

Which colony is shown in in red?

• New Hampshire
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island

Which colony is shown in in red?

• New Hampshire
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island