New England Colonies

An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what? 

• charter
• consent
• frontier
• contract

What industry was NOT a huge part of the New England colonies economy?

• logging/woodwork

• Shipbuilding
• Fishing
• Farming

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

• escape slavery

• better soil
• economic opportunity
• religious freedom

What type of people settled in New England colonies?

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

How was the climate in the New England colonies?

• hot all year round
• cold winters

• warm Winters

• no climate changes

When people make laws for themselves.

• Self-Government
• Dissenter
• Banish
• Lawlessness

What was the name of the agreement that set out the rules by which the Pilgrims would govern themselves?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Bill of Rights

• The Laws of the Land

• The Tribal Laws

The most important part of a town in New England was the ___

• Church
• Tavern
• Library
• Courthouse

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy

A group of people living in an area that is owned and controlled by a country far away.

• Colony
• Permanent
• Venture
• Interference