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New England Colonies Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did most people settle in the New England Colonies?

a)

They wanted to become rich land owners.

b)

The land was given to them by the king.

c)

They wanted religious freedom.

d)

They wanted to escape the slave trade.

2.

Which of these is NOT one of the New England Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Connecticut

c)

New Jersey

d)

Rhode Island

3.

Roger Williams began which of the following colonies so that people could be free to worship as they chose?

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

New York Colony

c)

New Jersey Colony

d)

Rhode Island Colony

4.

Which was NOT a major source of income for the New England colonists?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Shipbuiding and shipping

c)

Fishing

d)

Whaling

5.

This individual is credited with having founded the colony of New Hampshire in 1679. (It was originally settled by John Mason and David Thomson.)

a)

Roger Williams

b)

William Bradford

c)

John Winthrop

d)

John Wheelwright

6.

The Puritans were led by...

a)

John White

b)

John Smith

c)

John Wheelwright

d)

John Winthrop

7.
a)

F

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

Before landing their ship, the Pilgrims decided to write a plan of government called...

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Plymouth Act

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Plymouth Compact

9.
a)

C and B

b)

D

c)

A and D

d)

D, E, and F

e)

A and E

10.

This group came to the "New World" in the Great Migration.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Both Pilgrims and Puritans

d)

Native Americans

11.
a)

C

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

A and D

12.
a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

13.

This Native American helped the Pilgrims to survive.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Squanto

d)

Massasoit

14.

This colony was originally established as a fishing haven.

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Connecticut Colony

c)

New Hampshire Colony

d)

Rhode Island Colony

15.

This colony was established by Thomas Hooker and had the first written constitution of North America that was called, "The Fundamental Orders".

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

New Jersey Colony

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

16.

The Triangular Trade Route established trade of which of the following?

a)

tobacco

b)

lumber for ship building

c)

slaves

d)

fish and whales

17.

The Salem Witch Trials caused a wave of hysteria to occur. This tragedy happened in which of the following colonies?

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Connecticut Colony

c)

New Hampshire Colony

d)

All of the New England Colonies

18.

This colonial leader established a good relationship with the surrounding Native Americans. In fact, he even paid them for the land that he used to establish his colony.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

John Smith

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Thomas Hooker

19.

This group of New England colonists were also known as the "Separatists".

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both the Puritans and the Pilgrims

20.

This group of colonists left England in pursuit of religious freedom.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both Puritans and Pilgrims

d)

Neither Puritans nor Pilgrims