Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by:

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Anabaptists

The settlers of the Massachusetts Bay colony originally lived in:

• Boston, England

• London, England

• Southampton, England

• Glasgow. Scotland

What is true about the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• It was abandoned due to disease

• It joined the Dutch East India Company

• It fought for land against the Pilgrims of Plymouth

• It was the most profitable colony in New England

Who granted the Massachusetts Bay Colony a charter to develop in the New World?

• King Elizabeth I

• King Charles II

• King Charles I

• King Phillip

How many ships of colonists were a part of this group?

• 5

• 11

• 6

• 12

What factor did NOT cause the deaths of 200 of the 800 new colonists in their first year?

• no shelter to protect them from the winter

• lack of fresh water

• Indigenous attacks

• sickness

What was the official settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony named?

• Salem

• Boston

• Dorchester

• none of these options

Seventeen towns were created by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What was NOT a component of these settlements?

• Community Garden

• School

• Bank

• Meetinghouse

The colonists who travelled to Massachusetts were guided by this belief:

• to fight for the King

• they were on a holy mission

• they were to civilize the entire New World

• to seek out witches

What percent of Indigenous peoples within all of New England had died of disease by 1650?

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 90