Religious Colonies & Government

Puritans fled to the ‘New World’ from England to avoid religious persecution. They wanted to reform their national church by eliminating every shred of ____________ influence.

• Jewish

• Buddhist

• Protestant

• Catholic

Which of the following were grounds for being accused of being a witch?

• Drinking

• Not attending church

• Playing with toys

• Failed harvest

• All the above

Calvinism believed in

• Free Will

• God loved everyone

• Man had no SIN

• predestination and total depravity

The original Puritans were member of this religious group

• Catholics

• Calvinists

• Mennonites

• Amish

Puritans left England because

• they wanted to escape religious persecution

• wanted gold

• wanted to convert the Natives

• Ireland was too cold and had a potato famine

Puritans believed they were...

• an example to others in the new world

• protected from evil

• expected to voice their grievances

• guaranteed a place in heaven

Plymouth was ...

• founded by John Winthrop and the Puritans for religious freedom

• founded by William Penn for Religious Freedom

• founded by John White for gold and resources to trade

• founded by the Pilgrims who were searching for religious freedom

Pennsylvania was founded by

• John Winthrop and the Puritans for religious freedom

• William Penn for religious freedom

• John White for gold and resources to trade

• James Oglethorpe to earn a profit

Massachusetts Bay was founded by...

• John Smith and the Virginia Company to grow the cash crop tobacco and earn a profit

• William Penn for Religious Freedom

• John Winthrop and Puritans searching for religious freedom

• Pilgrims who were searching for religious freedom

Who were also known as Separatists? 

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• both
• neither