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Social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Puritans were | Jailed or punished for their beliefs |
| Who gave them a charter to settle in America | King Charles 1 |
| How many puritans came | 700 |
| What things did the puritans bring for their trip | Equipment herd of cows and about 60 horses |
| What was the name of the Puritan colony | Massachusetts |
| What does Massachusetts mean | At or near the great hill in Algonkian |
| Their first settlement was | Boston |
| Who was the puritans governor | John Winthrop |
| The city was to be a | Model of how god wanted people to live |
| Each man signed a | Covenant which is a special promise between a person and god to obey the rules of the of the puritan church |
| Describe their village | The center of the village was the commons which is a grassy area that is shared by everyone in the community near the common was the meeting house that is also a church they also built schools and everyone worked |
| The puritans started new colonies in | New England |
| Some colonies were started because of | Religious disagreements |
| Roger Williams is | The minister of the Puritan village he was against taking land from the native American and also believed that everyone should tolerate different religious beliefs (also thought they should pay for the natives' land) |
| What did Roger Williams find | Providence, RI it was the first colony to have religious freedom |
| Who did Roger williams live with after he was kicked out | The Narraganset |
| Who was Anne Hutchinson | Had different religious beliefs she was forced out and founded Portsmouth RI felt that gods grace was all she needed |
| Who is Thomas hooker | He's a minister thought each church should be independent and founded conn. |
| What happened to NH and Maine | 1680 NH became separate colony and Maine becomes part of Massachusetts |
| What led to disagreements | The colonists taking more native land |
| Who were fighting with the colonists | The Pequot |
| Tell about the massacre | White trader was killed by the indians- colonists massacre 600 Pequot- remainig Pequot were captured and sold as slaves in W Indies |
| The leader of the Wampanoag was | Metacomet |
| The english call him | King Phillip |
| What was king Phillip's war | The struggle 1000's were killed along with 12 colonial towns Metacomet was killed his family was captured and sold as slaves to the W Indies |
| Life in new england was difficult becausE of | Thin rocky soil- farming was hard, fighting w/ the Indians |
| What helped the people | Hard work little wasted Natural resources such as wild game berries and wood Religious beliefs and individual responsibility which has shaped our democratic government And education all parents taught their kids how to read and write |
| How do they influence our lives today | We still have public schools and the belief in individual responsibility have shaped our democratic government |