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The New England Colonies: pgs. 78-84
Massachusetts (MA) ~ Connecticut (CT) ~ Rhode Island (RI) ~ New Hampshire (NH) ~
Read through pgs. 80 (begin at Puritans Leave England)-84. Answer the questions below. Most will need only
BRIEF answers. DO NOT use complete sentences.
Plymouth: These are topics we already covered!
 Puritans
 Mayflower Compact
 Plymouth Rock
 Samoset, Squanto, the Wampanoag
 Hardships in Plymouth
 Pilgrim Families/Rights of Women
 Plymouth land and labor forces
 Plymouth v Jamestown
Puritans Leave England – Great Migration – A New Colony
1. In 1629, King Charles granted a group of Puritans and merchants a charter to
settle New England. They formed the ______________________ ________
Company.
2. A group of Puritans led by __________ ______________ believed they had
made a covenant, or promise with God, to build what?
3. By 1691, the Massachusetts Bay Colony had expanded to include the Pilgrims’ ____________________
colony.
Religion and Government in New England:
1. What did Massachusetts Bay Colony create to help run the colony?
2. What two things were closely linked in Puritan New England?
3. Government leaders were also _________________ members.
4. Who had a great deal of power?
5. Who were the only colonists who were able to vote?
6. In 1636, who, with his followers, left MA and found Connecticut?
7. Give one example of how the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were more democratic than the laws
of Massachusetts Bay.
8. Because he wrote this document, what is Thomas Hooker often called?
9. Roger Williams and his followers were forced to leave Massachusetts because he questioned the
leadership. What did they call their new settlement?
10. This became the colony of ______________ _______________.
11. Along with religious tolerance, Williams believed in the separation of what two things?
12. _________ _________________ was also forced to leave Massachusetts for her beliefs such as the idea
that people’s relationship with God did not need guidance from ministers.
13. Along with her followers, she found the colony of ____________________________ in Rhode Island.
14. In the town of ________________, MA, a group of girls accused people of being witches and casting
spells on them. How many people were put to death from the trials?
New England Economy:
1. Many merchants grew in power and wealth, becoming leading members of New
England. What were some of the things they traded?
2. Fishing was important to New England. What large “fish” was often hunted for its
valuable oil?
3. New England didn’t have many slaves, but it profited greatly from the slave trade.
How? (Hint: look at the picture to the right!)
4. Young boys who learned a skilled trade were called what?
5. Give one example of a skill a young boy may learn from a master craftsman.
Education in the Colonies
1. What did New England mothers and fathers want their children to be able to read?
2. What colony passed some of the first public education laws?
3. Why were there more schools in New England?
4. What became the first college in the colony in 1636?
What about New Hampshire? Puritans from Massachusetts spread north to settle New
Hampshire.
Summary: Write one-two complete sentences to summarize what one would find in the New England colonies.
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