2.2 New England 1-4

The laws in  the Massachusetts Bay Colony were based on...

• how to punish witches
• the geography and climate
• trade with Native Americans
• the Puritan church strict rules of behavior

New England's geography had...

• mountains
• rocky soil, forests, coastline
• flat land for farming
• marshland and swamps

Freshwater, oceans, and forests were all important resources of New England.

• True
• False

The evidence that New England had successful water-based economics was...

• ocean access and protected ports
• ponds to fish
• strict religion that valued work
• serving clams and fish at the first Thanksgiving

The religious beliefs in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were to cleanse the bad practices of the church of England.

• True
• False

A Puritan was ...

• a fur trader
• the captain of a fishing boat
• a religious group to purify the church of England
• the first settlers in Rhode Island

The climate in New England was...

• calm winters and sunny summers
• cool summer and damp spring
• warm winters months and cloudy in the fall
• harsh winters and short growing season

Who was Thomas Hooker?

• He disagreed with harsh rules in Massachusetts so he settled in Connecticut.
• A leader for the Puritans.
• A knight to the King of England.
• The founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Several jobs New Englanders had to make a living were...

• doctor; lawyer; teacher
• farmer; fur trader; hunter
• fishing, whaling, shipbuilding
• religious leader; store owner; banker

One culture from the "Old World" that the New England colonists continued in their new settlement was...

• farming techniques
• the value of education
• witch trails
• whaling