New England Colonies

Why were the New England colonies founded?*

• The colonists were looking for religious freedom

• The land was great for farming

  
  

• There were better jobs in the colonies

• It's where the explorers landed, so that's where they built the colony

The New England colonies were mostly settled by which group of people?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Debtors

Which colonies make up the New England colonies?

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut

• Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland

• Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island

The primary motivation for settling the New England colonies was

• Profit

• Trade

• Religious freedom

• Safety

What were the two main economic industries in the New England colonies?

• Agriculture and mining

• Agriculture and fishing

• Fishing and lumber

• Mining and lumber

The government laid out in the Mayflower Compact laid the foundation for what kind of government later in the United States?

• Democratic republic

• True democracy

• Monarchy

• None of the above

What did the colonists mainly use lumber for?

• building houses

• for firewod

• to trade

• building ships

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams as a place for religious freedom and toleration?

• Massachussetts

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• New Hampshire

What do we call the place where the Pilgrims landed?

• Plymouth Acres

• Thanksgiving

• Plymouth Rock

• Mayflower

What is self-government?

• A king or queen tells the people what to do

• The people have no government

• Everyone makes up their own rules

• The people create and control their government