New England Colonies

What was the climate like in New England?

• moderate summer and colder winters

• moderate winter and hotter summers

• humid climate with mild winters

• moderate climate year round

What did Civic life center around int he New England Colonies?

• Plantations

• Town Meetings

• Churches

• Shipyards

What did Social life center around for the Puritans?

• town meetings

• farms

• church

• plantations

Why was Plymouth settled?

• to avoid religious persecution

• to make money for England

• to explore the New World

Where did the Puritans settle?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay (Boston)

• Roanoke

Which of these is not one of the areas of specialization in New England

• Whaling

• Cash Crops

• Fishing

• Ship Building

What was the purpose of Harbors in the New England colonies?

• trade, whaling, and fishing

• social hierarchies

• a place for political decisions

• a place for colonists to relax at the beach

Why did they create the Mayflower compact?

• to assign jobs to everyone

• to clarify the rights of the citizens

• to declare independence from England

• to make rules for the new colony to follow