English Colonies Take Shape (New England Colonies)

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 was the geography like in the New England region?

• long growing seasons

• rocky soil and thick forests

• hot and humid

• long, harsh winters

What type of economy did the New England region have?

• cash crop plantations

• staple crop farms

• ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

• fur trapping

What groups founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Pilgrims (Separatists)

• Dutch

• Catholics

• Puritans

Why did people learn to read and write?

• to read the Bible

• to argue with the King

• to communicate with the Natives

• to open schools

What important document created a representative government in this region?

• Declaration of Independence

• Fundamental Orders

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

Who held the power in town hall meetings

• Rich women

• Native Americans

• African merchants

• Land owning white men

A settlement that is established by a country, such as England, in a different place, such as North America.

• Country

• Colony

• Expedition

• Explorers

People that live in a colony, such as one of the Thirteen Colonies are called...

• Movers

• Settlers

• Lost

• Colonists