Unit #2: New England Colonies

Why did the Puritans journey to Massachusetts in the 1630's? Select ALL that apply.

• To escape religious persecution

• To hang out with Native Americans

• England was experiencing tough financial times

• To farm in the rocky Boston soil

What was the Mayflower Compact? Select ALL that apply.

• A document that established the Anglican church

• A document that set up an organized, orderly government

• a key step in the development of a representative, democratic governement

• a contract that allowed settlers to board the Mayflower

The Pilgrims survived at Plymouth due to the help of...

• John Cena

• King James II

• Captain John Smith

• Squanto and Samoset

True or False: Settlers paid for and asked to settle lands previously held by Native Americans

• True

• False

True or False: Puritans that settled in the New England colonies tolerated the practice of other religions.

• False

• True

In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?

• make money
• better soil
• economic opportunity
• religious freedoms

Many of the puritans did not survive the first winter because of _______ and ______.

• hunger and sickness
• sickness and harsh weather
• sickness and war

_____ was the favorite food of the day in New England.

• chicken
• fish
• deer
• corn

Corn, beans, and squash were often traded in New England. They were called the ____ _____.

• Good Sisters
• Three Sisters
• Trade Sisters

Which animal was loved for its warm fur?

• Beaver
• Bear
• Wolf