WorksheetsLesson 3.2 New England colonies
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
The New England colonies were mostly settled by which group of people?
Quakers
Catholics
Puritans
Debtors
Which colonies make up the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island
The primary motivation for settling the New England colonies was
Profit
Trade
Religious freedom
Safety
What were the two main economic industries in the New England colonies?
Agriculture and mining
Agriculture and fishing
Fishing and lumber
Mining and lumber
The first New England settlement was called
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
The Mayflower
Massachusetts
The government laid out in the Mayflower Compact laid the foundation for what kind of government later in the United States?
Democratic republic
True democracy
Monarchy
None of the above
Which adjective best describes Puritan culture?
Forgiving
Easy-going
Strict
Cruel
The Puritans left England because they didn't agree with the teachings of the...
Church of Ireland
Church of England
Church of Britain
Church of London
The Puritan's settlement was called...
Virginia
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
The Native American who led King Philip's war was...
Squanto
Metacom
Roger Williams
Powhatan
One word to describe the life of a Puritan...
difficult
easy
exciting
boring
Why was King Philip's war fought?
Philip was angry about the colonist theft of land.
Philip was angry about the diseases the colonist brought with them.
Philip was angry about the way the colonist hunted.
Philip was angry about the way the colonist talked.
Which are exports of the New England Colonies? (choose all that apply)
animal furs
ships
fruit
whale oil
Choose the two colonists who were expelled for speaking out against Puritan leaders.
Anne Jone
Anne Hutchinson
William Williamson
Roger Williams
Why did the Puritans journey to Massachusetts in the 1630's? Select ALL that apply.
To escape religious persecution
To hang out with Native Americans
England was experiencing tough financial times
To farm in the rocky Boston soil
What was the Mayflower Compact? Select ALL that apply.
A document that established the Anglican church
A document that set up an organized, orderly government
a key step in the development of a representative, democratic governement
a contract that allowed settlers to board the Mayflower
The Pilgrims survived at Plymouth due to the help of...
John Cena
King James II
Captain John Smith
Squanto and Samoset
True or False: Settlers paid for and asked to settle lands previously held by Native Americans
True
False
True or False: Puritans that settled in the New England colonies tolerated the practice of other religions.
False
True
What is a "pilgrim?"
A Native American
Someone on a religious journey
An enemy of the government
Someone who has different beliefs
