Ch. 5 The New England Colonies – Flashcards
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What was the main reason that the Puritans started Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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to live according to their religious beliefs
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Who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
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John Winthrop
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What does the word expel mean?
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to force someone to leave a place
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For which economic reason did most people first settle in the Connecticut River Valley?
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to have fertile land to farm
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What was the major issue that caused King Philip's War?
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Colonists and the Native Americans disagreed about ownership of the land.
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What was the main purpose of town meetings in the New England Colonies?
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to take care of town government
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In what way did the New England Colonies have representative governments?
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The colonists elected their own leaders.
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What industry was important for the economy of the New England Colonies?
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shipbuilding
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Which three places did the triangular trade routes connect?
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England, the English Colonies and Africa
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Who was the leader of the Wampanoag who tried to unite Native Americans against the colonists in New England?
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Metacomet
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Who founded the settlement of Hartford, which became part of the Connecticut Colony?
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Thomas Hooker
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Who was the leader who was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and who later founded Providence, which became part of the Rhode Island Colony?
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Roger Williams
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Who led the second group of Puritans to New England in search of religious freedom and was an early leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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John Winthrop
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Who led followers to an island near providence after being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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Anne Hutchinson
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How did the Puritans try to make their settlement in the Massachusetts Bay Colony a "city upon a hill?"
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1) an example of Christian living 2) they were strict and punished those that disagreed 3) their religion told them how to live, work, and spend their free time 4) they attended long church services 5) they tried to combine free time with work
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What were some responsibilities of colonial children in New England?
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1) girls prepared food, made clothing, soap, candles and brushes 2) boys worked in fields, hunted, made tools, and raised animals 3) Puritan children had to go to school and learn to read the Bible
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How did people in the New England Colonies belong to a free-market economic system?
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1) Colonists were allowed to choose what goods they bought, what goods they made, and the services they offered 2) they were allowed to compete in business 3) they could set their own prices for goods and services
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Name at least 2 ways that the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bay Colonies were different.
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1) The Rhode Island Colony allowed religious freedom, but only Puritans could worship in the Massachusetts Bay Colony 2) Rhode Island was founded later than Massachusetts 3) Rhode Island is farther south than Massachusetts
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How did the early slave trade affect both Africans and English colonists?
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1) People from central and western Africa were captured and taken away on ships to be sold as enslaved workers in English colonies 2) They suffered terribly on the ships and many of them died 3) Because the slaves were treated so cruelly, overtime, some colonists formed groups that tried to end slavery
