The New England Colonies Quiz Review 22-23

Choose the best definition for ANNE HUTCHINSON.

• a woman who supported the Puritan ministers in MBC

• an outspoken colonist who angered the Puritan leaders who controlled the government and religion in the Massachusetts Bay colony and was eventually put on trial and kicked out

• a colonist who helped the ministers by holding prayer meetins at her house

• an outspoken colonist who was kicked out of Plymouth colony

The New England Colonies had an enviroment that did NOT include

• deep harbors

• rich soil

• rocky soil

• cold winters

When the Pilgrims started the colony of Plymouth, like Jamestown they needed

• a charter from the king

• permission from Jamestown to start a colony near them

• a peace treaty with the Natives

• money to pay for their airline tickets

The most democratic aspect of the Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court is

• the election of the governor by the court

• the fact that only full church members vote for town delegates

• each town in the colony gets to send delegates to the court

• women do not have the right to vote for delegates

The Mayflower Compact is considered an important document in the history of the USA.  

• it was the first form of self government in Great Britain

• it was signed by all the Pilgrims on board the ship, the Mayflower

• it is the only document named after a ship

• it was one of the first attempts at self-government in the Thirteen Colonies

Who could vote in Connecticut?

• all men who own property

• all women and men

• only men who were "full" members in the Puritan Church

• only men and women who owned property

The New England economy relied on the rich natural resources in the region to be successful. What are the 2 important natural resources?

• the forests and the rocky soil

• the sea and the rich soil

• the sea and the forests

• the deep harbors and the shipbuilding industry

Analyzing this excerpt from the Mayflower Compact

“for the glory of God and advancement of our Christian faith and for the honour our king and country”

you can tell the Pilgrims are

• leaving their homeland for religious freedom

• not loyal to the king OR the Anglican Church

• creating a new colony in Virginia

• loyal to the king and religious

Which of the colonies below are NOT in the New England Colonial region?

• Vermont and New York

• Massachusetts and Rhode Island

• New Hampshire and Connecticut

• Rhode Island and New Hampshire

The colony of Massachusetts Bay was founded for

• religious tolerance

• religious freedom

• political freedom