WorksheetsNew England Colonies
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
The Pilgrims of Massachusetts settled in...
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
Hartford
The Pilgrims in Massachusetts settled for...
Religious freedom
Gold and iron
Glory and prestige
New land
Puritans of Massachusetts settled in...
Plymouth
Roanoke
Massachusetts Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Puritans wanted to settle in American because...
They're better than everyone else.
Religious freedom
Religious freedom from the Anglican Church.
New land.
Many settlers traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to America is called.
Great Migration
Mayflower Trip
Destiny Trip
Bermuda Cruise
By 1650, how many settlers had traveled to America?
1,000
10,000
16,000
100,000
Who was king when the Massachusetts Bay Company recieved their charter?
King George III
King Charles I
King James I
King Edward II
Who was the lawyer and businessman that got the charter for the Massachusetts Bay Company?
Roger Williams
John Smith
John White
John Winthrop
When did the Massachusetts Bay Company recieve their charter?
1630
1622
1629
1626
What was the Massachusetts colony they called "City Upon a Hill"
Boston
Hartford
Massachusetts Bay
Connecticut
The Puritans believed that they should be run by...
governor
their own minister
dictator
General Court
A self governing political unit is also known as
commonwealth
territory
charter
company
The people who made laws for the colony and was made up of Puritans only was...
Compact Group
The General Court
Massachusetts Bay Company
Pick three examples of General Court laws:
Long Sunday church services
Dancing and sports
Forbidden play of sports, dancing, games, etc.
Praying and reading the bible.
Puritans who wanted religious freedom with toleration went to...
Rhode Island
Virginia
Massachusetts
North Carolina
The acceptance of others beliefs is...
Patience
Kindness
Toleration
Demand
The man who believed that the Puritan church in Massachusetts had too much power was...
Roger Dodger
John Williams
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
What did Roger Williams believe that the church should NOT do. You must pick two answers.
Be the leader
take away the right to vote to non-members
punish people for their own choices
ordering pizza
What is the seapration of power between the church and the government that should never cross:
separation of church and state
Separation of powers
government run
free world order
In what year was Roger Williams banished by the General Court
1652
1635
1629
1631
What was the name of the tribe Roger Williams met?
Massasoit
Wampanoag
Iroquios
Narragansetts
What was the name of land that Roger Williams founded in Rhode Island?
Hartford
Providence
Connecticut
Roanoke
How many more colonies after Providence were created in Rhode Island?
2
1
4
3
In what year did Rhode Island recieve its charter.
1638
1644
1641
1639
What was the name of the Puritan leader who was outspoken about her beliefs?
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Black
Annie Williams
Anne Hooker
Choose three of Anne Hutchinson's beliefs.
People speak only to God themselves.
God is ruler.
She spoke to God.
Women should have more of a role in church.
In what year was Anne Hutchinson banished?
1635
1637
1640
1628
What town did Anne Hutchinson found in Rhode Island?
Portsmouth
Providence
Hartford
Massachusetts
The Puritan leader who lead his church members out of Massachusetts and into Hartford was?
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
Thomas Hooker
John Smith
Thomas Hooker came up with what document to govern Connecticut
Fundamental Orders
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
constitution
A plan of government is known as...
document
constitution
fundamental orders
laws
In what year did the colony get their charter in Connecticut?
1651
1659
1662
1655
What were the names of the two leaders who founded New Hampshire and Maine? Choose two.
John Mason
John Wayne
Sir Frances Drake
Sir Ferdinando Gorges
When did New Hampshire become a colony?
1880
1820
1680
1759
When did Maine become its own colony?
1720
1620
1880
1820
In what year did the Dutch send 30 families to America?
1624
1623
1634
1631
Why didn't the Dutch want to leave the Netherlands? Pick all the answers that are correct.
Food was better in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands was already prosperous.
The Netherlands had religious tolerance.
Rent was free in the Netherlands.
The system of giving land to settlers who brought at least 50 people to American was called:
Patroon
System Patroon
Great Migration
Patroon System
What is a patroon?
An outlaw from the Cowboys time
Loaner
Owner
Bank
What did the Dutch name their new settlement?
New Netherland
New Hampshire
New York
New England
What other European country send settlers to New Netherland?
France
Spain
Sweden
Italy
What did the Swedish mainly come to America for?
God
Gold
Spices
Fur
What happened when the Dutch discovered the Swedish in New Sweden?
The Dutch lost to the Swedish
The Swedes through a party.
The Swedish surrenedered
They threw a thanksgiving.
What did the Swedish teach the Dutch? Select all answers that are true.
Cut trees
Clean animal skin
Build log cabins
Build adobe houses.
Who did King Charles send in 1664?
Queen Elizabeth
Sir Walter Raleigh
Duke of York
James Randolph
New Netherland was renamed...
New York City
New York
New Amsterdam
New England
What is a proprietor?
Banker
Owner
Loan Clerk
Teacher
A colony that is given to one person or group from the King is...
royal colony
proprietary colony
separate colony
colony
The English did not want to move to New York because...
Food was bad.
Trip was long.
Government controlled land
Fear of the Natives
How did the Duke of York feel about owning all of the land known as New York?
Happy
Sad
Unsure
Overwhelmed
What did the Duke of York do with part of the land connected to New York?
Gave it away to Natives
Promised it to his girlfriend
Built an amusement park
Split it between two friends.
What were the names of the friends the Duke of York split the land for? Select all that apply.
Sir George Lucky
Lord John Bunky
Lord John Berkley
Sir George Carteret
New Jersey was named after whose birthplace?
Lord John Berkley
Sir George Carteret.
When did New Jersey become a new colony?
1721
1702
1682
1645
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
William Pennsil
George Carteret
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was Pennsylvania founded for?
Puritans
Separatists
Quakers
Catholics
What are two beliefs that the Quakers? Select all that apply.
Not taking oaths
Not eating meat
Women can speak at meetings.
Refusing to pay taxes
Did William Penn's father loan money to King Charles?
True
False
When did King Charles grant Pennsylavania to William Penn?
1652
1702
1681
1682
Why was Pennsylvania a bad place to live when it comes to shipping goods?
The weather
Landlocked
Bad smell
