New England Colonies Review

Why were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?

• First written constitution

• First example of a monarchy in the world

• First written declaration of independence

• First example of a democracy

What type of government did Connecticut have?

• Town meetings (self-government). Laws based on religious beliefs. Only white men in good standing with the church could vote

• Town Meeting. Governor and General Assembly

• Town Meeting. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Representative Assembly

What type of government did Rhode Island have?

• Town meetings (self-government). Laws based on religious beliefs. Only white men in good standing with the church could vote

• Town Meeting. Governor and General Assembly

• Town Meeting. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Representative Assembly

What type of government did New Hampshire have?

• Town meetings (self-government). Laws based on religious beliefs. Only white men in good standing with the church could vote

• Town Meeting. Governor and General Assembly

• Town Meeting. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Representative Assembly

What type of government did Massachusetts have?

• Town meetings (self-government). Laws based on religious beliefs. Only white men in good standing with the church could vote

• Town Meeting. Governor and General Assembly

• Town Meeting. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Representative Assembly

What were the religious views in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island?

• Lives centered around religious worship and the church

• Religious freedom

• Most colonist were Jewish

• Many were pacifists -against war and violence

What were the religious views in Massachusetts?

• Lives centered around religious worship and the church

• Religious freedom

• Most colonist were Jewish

• Many were pacifists -against war and violence

What were the main jobs in the New England region?

• farming, growing cash crops and hunting

• rug weaving and basket weaving

• trading and clothes making

• trading furs, lumber, fishing, subsistence farming, livestock/dairy farms and shipbuilding

What was the geography like for the New England colonies?

• cold, harsh climate & rocky soil

• Temperate climate with fertile soil that is great for growing staple crops

• Warm climate with a long growing season that is great for growing cash crops

• Hot desert

What was the population made up of in Rhode Island?

• Separatists known as Pilgrims and Puritan

• British, Scottish, Irish, and Native Americans

• Dutch, Swedish and Native Americans

• Europeans and Native Americans