New England Colonies

Which colony is NOT in the New England region?

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Vermont

• Rhode Island

What was the geography like in the New England region?

• long growing seasons

• rocky soil and thick forests

• hot and humid

• long, harsh winters

What type of economy did the New England region have?

• cash crop plantations

• staple crop farms

• ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

• fur trapping

Reason for founding the region

• economic opportunity

• religious freedom

• fur trapping

• farming land

What groups founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Pilgrims (Separatists)

• Dutch

• Catholics

• Puritans

What was at the center of New England towns?

• fort

• hospital

• town meeting house

• statues

Why did people learn to read and write?

• to read the Bible

• to argue with the King

• to communicate with the Natives

• to open schools

What important document created a representative government in this region?

• Declaration of Independence

• Fundamental Orders

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

Who held the power in town hall meetings

• Rich women

• Native Americans

• African merchants

• Land owning white men

What did the colonists and Native Americans fight over the most?

• disease

• land ownership

• politics

• King George