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Week 9 The Puritans

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One thing that the Puritans and the Separatists had in common was

a)

they lost many people to starvation and disease

b)

they were well-educated

c)

they had to work very hard to survive in the Americas

d)

they both celebrated with harvest feasts after their first successful harvests

2.

Thomas Hooker.....

a)

wanted rules based on free consent of the people

b)

was the founder of the Rhode Island Colony

c)

wrote the Fundamental Orders

3.

Why were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson forced out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

People didn't like them

b)

They weren't good citizens

c)

They disagreed with Puritan leaders

d)

They didn't want to stay anymore

4.

Roger Williams ______

a)

was a member of the Church of England

b)

moved to Long Island, New York

c)

founded the Rhode Island Colony

d)

married Anne Hutchinson

5.

Access to harbors allowed the people of the New England Colonies to work in this field:

a)

fishing

b)

hunting

c)

farming

d)

practicing law

6.

What were some punishments the Puritans used if people didn't go to church?

a)

the colonists were banished

b)

the colonists were placed in stocks

c)

the colonists were put in jail for years

d)

the colonists had to work on plantations

7.

What is one advantage of the colonies of Plymouth, New Salem, and Connecticut joining together?

a)

There was no benefit of joining together

b)

They had more protection against the American Indians

c)

They had more protection against the American Indians and the Puritans

d)

They had more protection against the American Indians and the British King

8.

How did New England's geography help the development of the colony?

a)

The coastline provided harbors for trading and fishing

b)

The mountains provided timber for ships and shipbuilding

c)

The soil in the land made it easy to farm and grow crops

d)

The forest provided the wood to build shelter

9.

________ led the Puritans to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.

a)

Roger Williams

b)

William Bradford

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Thomas Hooker

10.

Both the Separatists and the Puritans had to leave England because

a)

they couldn't find places to live and work there.

b)

they were being persecuted and harassed because of their religious beliefs.

c)

they needed more land to establish their farms on.

d)

the New World needed to be colonized.

11.

The New England Colonies had these types of land areas.

a)

desert

b)

access to ports and harbors

c)

small coastal plains

d)

coastlines