New England Colonies

Puritan is another word for

• Pilgrim

• Separatist

• Quaker

• Anglican

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the New England climate, land and resources

• Great ports

• Forests

• Rich soil, great for growing crops

• Short growing season

True or False: New England colonies grew cash crops to make money

• True

• False

the New England Colonies made money by shipbuilding, lumber, and...

• Fishing

• Growing tobacco

• Growing staple crops like wheat

• Owning slaves

Why did the Puritans come to the New World?

• To find religious freedom

• To find gold and get rich

• To find a water route to Asia

• To convert the Native Americans to the Catholic Church

True or False: Puritans were tolerant (accepting, nice) of other religions

• True

• False

This document was the first form of government in the colonies. It set up a plan for a representative democracy. What was it?

• the Mayflower Compact
• The Sunflower Constitution

• The Mayflower Mirror

• The Purpleflower power

Rhode Island is unique because it had...

• Separation of church and state

• No slaves

• Only Catholic colonists

• A king

Which colony had the first written constituion?

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

• Massachusetts

Which of these is NOT a colony in New England?

• New Hampshire

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Vermont