Classwork NEW ENGLAND COLONIES 11/10

The Puritans left England because they didn't agree with the teachings of the...

• Church of Ireland

• Church of England

• Church of London

The Puritan's settlement was called...

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

Why was farming difficult in New England? (choose 2)

• very dry

• cool climate

• rocky soil

• hot climate

Which state was NOT a part of the New England colonies?

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• New Hampshire

_______ was a great way in this region to make money.

• Sewing

• Baking

• Fishing

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A transatlantic trade route that developed between New England, Africa and the Caribbean in the Americas during the colonial era

• Middle Passage

• Triangular Trade

• Colonization

 

A law passed by the English Parliament that made the English Colonies pay a tax on goods they sold.

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

• Navigation Acts

An agreement signed by the Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgess

• Navigation Acts

Sending goods to another country to sell

• Charter

• Import

• Export

• Joint-Stock Company

Bringing goods into a country from abroad to sell.

• Export

• Charter

• Joint-Stock Company

• Import