New England Colonies Review

What was a main reason for people wanting to settle in the New England Colonies?

• Freedom of Speech

• Religious Freedom

• To have an adventure

• Wanted to find gold and silver

Which of these settlements were NOT part of the New England Colonies?

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• New York

• New Hampshire

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

• Agriculture (farming) and mining

• Agriculture (farming) and fishing

• Fishing and lumber

• Mining and lumber

Which describes the geography of the New England colonies?

• No coastline

• Rocky soil

• Short winters

• Tropical climate

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

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Why did people living in the Puritan communty learn to read and write?

• to read the Bible

• to argue with the King

• to communicate with the Natives

• to get better job

What important document created a representative government in the New England colonies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

What type of economy did the New England region have?

• cash crop plantations

• mining

• ocean-based (fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, trading)

• fur trapping