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Chapter 3-2
The New England Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A Protestant group who wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church. | Puritans |
| A Separatist group that left England in the early 1600's to escape persecution. | Pilgrims |
| People who have left the country of their birth to live in another country. | Immigrants |
| The Pilgrims and the Puritans came to America to avoid this. | Religious Persecution |
| These two things were closely linked in the New England colonies. | Religion and Government |
| The New England economy was based on these two things. | Trade and Farming. |
| This was extremely important in the New England colonies. | Education |
| A legal document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government. | Mayflower Compact |
| This Native American taught the Pilgrims how to fertilize soil with fish remains, and helped the Pilgrims establish relationships with local Native American tribes. | Squanto |
| True or False: In America, women had the right to sign contracts, bring cases to court, and own property. | True |
| Between 1629 and 1640, over 40,000 people left England and settled in the New England colonies. | Great Migration |
| Leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who led Puritan colonists to Massachusetts to start an ideal Christian community. | John Winthrop |
| A minister who led his followers out of Massachusetts to found a new colony called Connecticut. Also called the "Father of American Democracy." | Thomas Hooker |
| The set of principles that made Connecticut's government more democratic. (Men who were not church members were able to vote). | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| Founder of Providence settlement, later called the colony of Rhode Island. | Roger Williams |
| The beliefs of Roger Williams and the Providence settlement. | 1)Separation of Church and State and 2) Religious tolerance for all members of the community. |
| A Puritan who publicly discussed religious ideas that were considered radical. She was later forced out of Massachusetts. | Anne Hutchinson |
| Colony founded by Anne Hutchinson. | Portsmouth |
| Climate and geography in the New England colonies. | Harsh, cold climate, and rocky soil. |
| Jobs in the New England colonies. | Merchants, fishermen, shipbuilders, and skilled craftsmen. |