Throwback Thursday 1/11: Colonial Religious Groups

Match the following religious group to where they settled in the colonies.

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Puritans

• Pennsylvania

• Quakers

• Maryland

• Catholics

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pilgrims

Why did the Puritans come to the New World?

• To escape indentured servitude

• To get rich quickly

• To gain religious freedom

• All of the Above

Which religious group was largely responsible for writing the Mayflower Compact?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

• Catholics

Why did the Pilgrims AND Puritans leave England?

• To find gold in the Americas

• To escape religious persecution; to gain religious freedom

• To escape the Inquisition

• To escape the tyranny of King George II

When it comes to the Puritans who came to America seeking religious freedom---

• they did not find it-- they were still forced to practice the Anglican faith in America

• they found it-- and America became a place where all religions were treated equally

• they found it-- but proved to be intolerant of people of other faiths

1. Who was Roger Williams?

• 1. First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

• 1. A fur trapper who founded the New Hampshire colony

• 1. A minister who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony, due to religious persecution, to found Rhode Island

• Husband of Anne Hutchinson who, together, started the New York colony based on total separation of church and state

Which of these colonies was NOT established to protect a religious group?

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth & Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders

• Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

Which of the following established laws for the Plymouth colony?

• The Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Toleration Act

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut