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New England Colonies
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Question | Answer |
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New England colonies were founded for what reason? | For those seeking escape from religious persecution |
The Separatists were also known as | The Pilgrims |
The Mayflower Compact was designed as | a way to have a democratic government |
How did the New England colonists learn to survive? | The Natives taught them to plant corn |
What other religious group (other than the Pilgrims) settled in the New England colonies? | Puritans |
Puritans established a form of democratic government that included | Town hall meetings and a general assembly |
In Puritan society, who could vote? | All male church members |
The economy of the New England colonies relied on | harvesting lumber, ship-building, and trade |
New England colonies wanted children to read the Bible so they... | established schools |
A dissenter is known as | one who disagrees |
If you were a dissenter in the New England colonies, what would happen to you? | You would be exiled |
New England colonies are most known for... | 1. their strict religious views 2. their booming economy 3. their ideas about democratic government |