WorksheetsNew England Colonies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who gave the Puritans a charter to establish the colony of Massachusetts Bay?
King Charles I
King Henry
King James II
King George
New England was a very hard place to farm. What three things made it so difficult?
Marshy soil, hot climate and trees
Rocky Soil, cold climate and trees
Rocky Soil, hot climate and trees
The trees that caused problems for farmers helped to start the _______ industry in New England?
Fishing
Whaling
Lumber
Life for most colonists who lived in New England centered around their strong ______ beliefs.
English
Religious
Patriotic
Most Colonial children learned their letters and to read from a _________.
Hornbook
Blockhorn
Boxhorn
Blockbook
Who established the settlement of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
David Thomson
John Winthrop
The Puritans wanted to completely break away from the Church of England.
True
False
What crime was Roger Williams charged with before he was expelled?
Theft
Dissent
Sedition
The Narragansett had both winter and summer homes.
True
False
Which colony was Anne Hutchinson expelled from before she helped to settle Rhode Island?
Connecticut
Massachusetts Bay
New Hampshire
Virginia
Thomas Hooker was also part of the group that wrote what set of laws in Connecticut?
The Mayflower Compact
The Fundamental Orders
The Puritan Papers
Poor Richard's Almanac
David Thomson founded Portsmouth to be a ______ settlement.
Fishing
Farming
Shipbuilding
Fur Trading
King Phillip was a name given by the English to which Native American Chief?
Squanto
Powhatan
Metacomet
Chief Pontiac
