New England Colony

This colony was founded for religious freedom by the Pilgrims to avoid religious persecution.

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

This colony was founded by the Puritans

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

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

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

Who were the people that wanted to purify others?

• Pilgrims

• Colonists

• Slaves

• Puritans

Which New England Colony was the smallest?

• New Hampshire

• Conneticut

• Massachusetts Bay

• Rhode Island

What was the soil like in the New England colonies?

• Thin and sandy

• Thin and rocky

• Thin and rich

• Thin and fertile

an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues.

• Town meeting
• Representative Government
• House of Burgesses

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 were the two main jobs in the New England region?

• Farming and hunting
• Trading and clothes making
• rug weaving and basket weaving
• Fishing and Ship Building

What natural resource was found in New England that allowed for shipbuilding to become so important?

• Sea
• Forests
• Shipbuilding
• Industry