The New England Colonies

What happened between the Native Americans and the English colonists?

• The Native Americans were forced off their lands by the colonists and then more colonists came to settle on more of the lands.

• The Native Americans were no longer interested in goods brought from Europe.

• The Native Americans and the English colonists worked together and lived peacefully.

Why did the colonists at Jamestown struggle?

• The soil was swampy and not good for farming.

• The colonists only wanted to search for gold.

• The colonists fought with the local Native Americans

• All of the above.

Why did the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony want to settle in the New World?

• They wanted to get rich by finding gold and silver.

• They wanted to enslave the Native Americans to help them with all the crops.

• They wanted to practice their religion freely.

• All of the above

Beside farming, what were four important industries that were important to New England's economy?

• producing cotton, tobacco, and indigo.

• Logging, shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling

• coal, wheat, corn, and rye.

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

• A Native American woman who welcomed the colonists to New England.

• She questioned the teachings of the Puritan ministers.

• The first woman to marry a Native American.

• The first woman to set up a colony.

How were the Native American beliefs about land ownership different from what the English believed?

• The Native Americans believed that they claimed the land and, therefore, should own the land. The English agreed with the belief.

• The Native Americans believed that the everyone could share the land and live peacefully together with the English.

• The Native Americans believed that no one person could own the land. The English believed that whoever claimed the land was now the owner of the land.

What was the triangular trade route?

• A triangular trade route connecting the New England colonies to the Southern colonies.

• A triangular trade route connecting England, English colonies, and Africa.

• A triangular trade route connecting Europe to the colonies in the Americas.

Why did England want to set up colonies on Roanoke Island?

• England wanted wealth like the Spanish had when they started colonies and they could also benefit from the raw materials found in the Americas.

• The Queen of England wanted to get rid of the colonists already there.

• The Queen of England wanted to study Native American cultures.

• England wanted the slaves who lived there to work and give the money to the queen.

Why was education so important to the Puritans?

• The Puritans wanted to learn how to get rich and thought that an education would help them do so.

• The Puritans believed that education was important so that everyone could read the Bible.

• The Puritans believed that education was important to grow the colony.

Children didn't go to school for too long. Why?

• They were needed at home to work.

• School was costly and many families didn't have the money.

• School was considered a waste of time.