New England Colonies

What are the four New England colonies that were established after Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth?

• Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bay.

• Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

• Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

• Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth

A colony and a state are the same thing.

• True

• False: States are areas in a country. Colonies are ruled by another country.

Why did the Puritans come to America?

• They heard the beaches were nice.

• They did not want a strict life.

• They wanted to get away from the Church of England.

• They wanted to become rich from trade.

What did the Puritans believe?

• Everybody in the colony could believe what they wanted to believe.

• The colony's strict rules were guided by the religion. For example, only the people from the church were allowed to vote.

Who was John Harvard?

• He started a war with the colonists.

• He was the first governor of Connecticut.

• He believe only men had a right to vote.

• He gave land and a library and that became the first university in America.

The colonists and Native American tribe fought a war called the Pequot War. What was their war about?

• Control over fur trade.

• Control over crops and food.

• Control over the river.

Why were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams leave Massachusetts?

• They didn't like the weather in Massachusetts Bay.

• They believed that anybody should be allowed to vote.

• They believed people should have the freedom to attend the church they want (freedom of religion).