New England Colonies

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

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

Where is Plymouth located [today]?

• Virginia 
• Massachusetts 
• Missouri
• Louisiana 

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

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 was founded first in New England?

• Georgia
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
• New York

What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?

• The Jamestown Compact
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Jamestown Agreement
• The Mayflower Agreement

What was the main source of economy in New England?

• The ocean (codfish, whales, etc)
• tobacco
• rum
• slave