New England Colonies

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Which colony is NOT in the New England region? Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island

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Vermont

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What type of economy did the New England region have?

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ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

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Reason for founding the region: economic opportunity, religious freedom, fur trapping, farming land

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religious freedom

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What was at the center of New England towns?

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town meeting house

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Why did people learn to read and write?

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to read the Bible

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What important document created a representative government in this region?

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Mayflower Compact

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Who held the power in town hall meetings?

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Land owning white men

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What did the colonists and Native Americans fight over the most? Options: disease, land ownership, politics, King George

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land ownership

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Which industry was NOT prominent in the New England colonies? Shipbuilding, Whaling, Fishing, Textile manufacturing

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Textile manufacturing

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What was a common reason for conflict between New England colonists and Native Americans?

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taking of land