The New England Colonies – Flashcards
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What was the first New England colony to be settled?
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Plymouth
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Children in New England were required to attend school so they could . . .
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learn to read the bible
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"For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world." Based on the excerpt, What was John Winthrop's goal?
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To make Massachusetts Bay Colony an example of Christian living
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What made Massachusetts Bay Colony a theocracy?
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It had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.
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Who formed an alliance against the Pequot Indians during the Pequot war?
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the Narragansett Indians and English colonists
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The Pilgrim leader who organized the first Thanksgiving was . . .
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William Bradford.
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What was a common idea in Plymouth Colony but not in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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separation of church and state
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What proved to be a major hardship for settlement in the New England colonies?
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Exporting raw materials to England.
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During which event did American Indians become allies with English colonists and fight other American Indians?
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the Pequot War
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The first thanksgiving celebrated
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the ties between colonists and American Indians
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A government based on religious principles is called . . .
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A theocracy
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Which event started the Pequot War?
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Pequot Indians killed an English trader, which led to conflict.
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How did building New England towns and cities around a common help colonies develop a diverse economy?
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by making it easier to trade goods
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What actions led to conflict between colonists in New England and local American Indians?
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Colonists moved onto American Indian lands and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law.
