WorksheetsNew England Colonies Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why did most people settle in the New England Colonies?
They wanted to become rich land owners.
The land was given to them by the king.
They wanted religious freedom.
They wanted to escape the slave trade.
Which of these is NOT one of the New England Colonies?
Massachusetts Bay
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Roger Williams began which of the following colonies so that people could be free to worship as they chose?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New York Colony
New Jersey Colony
Rhode Island Colony
Which was NOT a major source of income for the New England colonists?
Tobacco
Shipbuiding and shipping
Fishing
Whaling
This individual is credited with having founded the colony of New Hampshire in 1679. (It was originally settled by John Mason and David Thomson.)
Roger Williams
William Bradford
John Winthrop
John Wheelwright
The Puritans were led by...
John White
John Smith
John Wheelwright
John Winthrop
F
B
C
D
E
Before landing their ship, the Pilgrims decided to write a plan of government called...
The Constitution
The Plymouth Act
The Mayflower Compact
The Plymouth Compact
C and B
D
A and D
D, E, and F
A and E
This group came to the "New World" in the Great Migration.
Pilgrims
Puritans
Both Pilgrims and Puritans
Native Americans
C
B
D
E
A and D
A
C
D
E
F
This Native American helped the Pilgrims to survive.
Pocahontas
Wampanoag
Squanto
Massasoit
This colony was originally established as a fishing haven.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Connecticut Colony
New Hampshire Colony
Rhode Island Colony
This colony was established by Thomas Hooker and had the first written constitution of North America that was called, "The Fundamental Orders".
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Jersey Colony
Connecticut
Rhode Island
The Triangular Trade Route established trade of which of the following?
tobacco
lumber for ship building
slaves
fish and whales
The Salem Witch Trials caused a wave of hysteria to occur. This tragedy happened in which of the following colonies?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Connecticut Colony
New Hampshire Colony
All of the New England Colonies
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.
John Winthrop
John Smith
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
This group of New England colonists were also known as the "Separatists".
Puritans
Pilgrims
Both the Puritans and the Pilgrims
This group of colonists left England in pursuit of religious freedom.
Puritans
Pilgrims
Both Puritans and Pilgrims
Neither Puritans nor Pilgrims
