The New England Colonies

The group of people that left England in 1620 to settle in Plymouth Rock, MA are called

• Native Americans

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

The group of around 800 people that left England to settle in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630

• Native Americans

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

The journey to the New World was difficult because (choose all that apply)

• The weather was harsh.

• They had a very limited food supply.

• The passengers were crowded.

• The seas were rough.

The Native Americans were helpful to the colonist because (choose all that apply)

• They taught the settlers how to farm.

• They taught the settlers how to hunt.

• They traded with the settlers.

• The settlers took over their land.

The New England colonies are located by

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

The colonists left England because they wanted the freedom to

• have as many children as they wanted

• pick who they married

• worship how they wanted

• build their home where they wanted

Who was the ruler of England when the Pilgrims and Puritans settled in the new world?

• King George III

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Henry VIII

• King James I

In England in the 1600s, you could be punished for not following the rules of the Church of England .

• True

• False

The people that came to settle in the colonies believed that the Church of England was too powerful.

• True

• False

The Puritans believed (choose all that apply)

• in working hard

• that the King should make rules about religion

• in the Bible

• that everyone should be Catholic