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The Puritans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another word for a pillory? | Stocks |
| From what European country did the Puritans come? | England, Great Britain |
| What church did the Puritans want to "purify?" | Church of England |
| What church did English law require all citizens to be a member of? | Church of England |
| How did the Puritans feel about the English government's required membership in the Church of England? | Opposed to it |
| Name two Puritan settlements in the New World. | Boston and Salem |
| Who settled Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| What was the first settlement in Connecticut? | Hartford |
| Who angered Puritan leaders when he pronounced that white settlers had no right to take away Indian land without paying for it? | Roger Williams |
| Who was the leader of the first Puritan settlement? | John Endicott |
| What happened to many of the Puritan settlers in America during their first few month in the colony? | Died of disease |
| All residents of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had to pay what in support of the Puritan Church? | taxes |
| In Puritan settlements who could vote and hold government offices? | Adult males who were members of the Puritan Church |
| Who controlled the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? | Church leaders from the Puritan Church |
| In the Puritan colony was their freedom of religion? | No--everyone had to be a Puritan |
| What two things made farming in the New England colonies difficult? | Poor soil, short growing season |
| What is meant by growing season? | The time from the last frost in the spring until the first frost in the fall. The time when crops can be grown. |
| What English king gave the Puritans their charter to settle in America? | Charles I |
| What happen to King Charles I? | Beheaded by the Puritans in the English Revolution |
| What was the purpose of a charter? | Contract to establish a colony |
| What joint-stock company provided the Puritan settlers with ships to come to America and supplies? | Massachusetts Bay Company |
| Beginning in 1630, thousands of Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What is this time period called? | The Great Migration |
| Name three dissenters who were forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | Anne Hutchison, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker |
| Who thought everyone should have the right to worship in their own way? | Roger Williams |
| Who first said there should be a separation of chuch and state? | Roger Williams |
| What woman openly opposed the Puritan Church leadership and was banished? | Anne Hutchison |
| What colony did Roger Williams establish? | Rhode Island |
| What was the first settlement in Rhode Island? | Providence |
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