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Puritan Notes
| Question or Term | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did the first Puritans arrive in Massachusetts? | 1630 |
| What was the name of the Puritan settlement in Massachusetts? | Boston |
| What was the name of their colony? | The Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| What is a Charter? | A document that sets the rules and laws for a colony. |
| Where did most puritans settle? | The Carribean Islands |
| Who could vote in a puritan election? | male church members |
| Could puritan ministers be members of the government? | no |
| What is a theocracy? | A government controlled by a religion. |
| What was the puritan university? | Harvard |
| How did puritan public education work? | Every person would pay taxes to the government to pay for school even if they did not have children. |