New England Colonies True or False

Puritans earned their name because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.

• True

• False

Puritans came from France, but the area ended up being called "New England."

• True

• False

The economy in New England revolved around whaling, ship building, and mining.

• True

• False

The New England colonies were made up of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut.

• True

• False

Many of the colonies (Connecticut, Rhode Island, etc.) began because they didn't like/agree with the Puritan laws.

• True

• False

Education was not valued in the New England colonies.

• True

• False

The settlements in the New England colonies were small and spread out.

• True

• False

The king or queen of England made all of the decisions for the colonies.

• True

• False