New England Colonies

Why were the New England colonies founded?

• The colonists were looking for religious freedom

• The land was great for farming

• There were better jobs in the colonies

• It's where the explorers landed, so that's where they built the colony

Life in the New England colonies was easy

• True

• False

What was an effect of the harsh winter that the colonists experienced in 1631?

• the colonists learned how to grow new crops

• more colonies were created in other places

• many people died or went back to England

• nothing- the colonists had experienced winters before when they lived in England

What would happen if you didn't follow the rules in the New England colonies?

• You would be given a warning before receiving a consequence

• You would be strictly punished or possibly kicked out of the colony

• Other colonists would make fun of you

• You were sent back to England

An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what? 

• charter
• consent
• frontier
• contract

He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  They named their settlement Boston.

• John Winthrop
• Roger Williams
• John Bradford
• John Smith

What was the Mayflower Compact??

• a mirror
• a document created by the Pilgrims
• A group of merchants

What motivated the Pilgrims and Puritans to come to North America??

• Money
• Religious Freedom
• To Become Famous

What is  a Puritan??

• Someone who wants to leave and set up their own churches
• Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it is
• Someone that wants to reform the Anglican Church

What is a Separatist??

• Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it is
• Someone who wants to leave the Anglican church and set up their own churches
• someone who wants to reform the Anglican Church