Lesson 3.2 "The New England Colonies"

Question 1

The NE colony economics of only producing enough for the family with little left over is called

Accepted Answer

subsistence farming

Question 2

People who tried to reform the Anglican Church were called _____________.

Accepted Answer

Puritans

Question 3

In 1620, a group of English Protestant Separatists came to America. They were known as the ____

Accepted Answer

Pilgrims

Question 4

How did the geography of New England impact the economy of the colonies?

Accepted Answer

long winters and thin rocky soil made farming difficult

Question 5

In what ship did the pilgrims sail across the Atlantic Ocean to settle a new colony?

Accepted Answer

The Mayflower

Question 6

What was the Mayflower Compact?

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a formal agreement

Question 7

Massachusetts minister Thomas Hooker founded ______ and adopted a written constitution.

Accepted Answer

Connecticut

Question 8

Who led the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Accepted Answer

John Winthrop

Question 9

True or False: Without the help of Squanto and Samoset, the Pilgrims might not have survived.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

_____________was the first place in America where people of all faith could worship freely.

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island

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