New England Colonies Discussion

Who were known as Congregationalists?

• Separatists

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

Where did the Pilgrims first land in America?

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Cape Cod

• Jamestown

Which leader broke its ties with the Catholic Church and established the Church of England

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King James I

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles I

Who moved his congregation from Massachusetts to the Connecticut Valley in 1636?

• John Wheelwright

• Roger Williams

• Thomas Hooker

• John Winthrop

Which was NOT a reason the minister Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts?

• He thought colonists had no right to take native lands by force

• He felt that all people should go to church

• He felt that Puritans should not impose their religious beliefs on others

• he said church and state should be kept separate

We know about the Pilgrims because what person recorded (wrote down) their story?

• William Bradford

• William Brewster

• John Carver

• John Smith

A colonial document extending voting rights to non-church members was the…

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• Massachusetts Bay Colony charter

• Exeter Compact

Early Puritans are best described as…

• Dissenters who wanted to break away from the Anglican Church

• A group who created a commonwealth of self-governing congregations

• Being banished from many towns for saying ministers were unnecessary

• People persecuted for their close ties to the Catholic Church

Which was NOT a form of persecution used by the Puritan Church against dissenters?

• Hanging

• Fines

• Banishment

• Inprisonment

Which native acted as an interpreter between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims?

• Samoset

• Massasoit

• Pocahontas

• Squanto