New England Colony

Which of the following New England Colonies was settled first?

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

• Massachusetts Bay

Which idea was common in Plymouth Colony but not Massachusetts Bay Colony

• voting rights

• religious tolerance

• representative government

• separation of church and state

Whos was Pilgrim leader who organized the Mayflower voyage?

• William Bradford

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Winthrop

In 1638 Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts Bay colony for

• starting her own church

• supporting Puritan teachings

• relocating to Rhode Island

• preaching and holding bible studies in her home

A government based on religious principles is called a

• democracy

• theocracy

• republic

• monarch

What made Massachusetts Bay Colony a theocracy?

• it encouraged religious tolerance and open to colonists of all beliefs

• it did not encourage religious tolerance but it did not strongly oppose it either

• it was established by people seeking freedom from religious persecution

• it had strict rules governing behavior based on religious principles

Children in New England were required to attend school so they could:

• become ministers

• learn to read the bible

• learn survival and trade skills

• become teachers and missionaries

What proved to be a hardship for settlements in the New England Colonies?

• trading with neighboring colonies

• exporting raw materials to England

• creating a shipbuilding industry

• developing agriculture during hot summers.

How did building New England towns and cities around a common town area help colonies to build a diverse economy?

• by attracting wealthier residents

• by creating a more skilled workforce

• by making it easier to trade goods

• by providing better access to local harbors

The first Thanksgiving celebrated:

• The end of the Pequot War

• the ties between colonists and American Indians

• the return of Squanto from Europe

• the establishment of the first English colony