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SS: The Puritans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mountain Range | a series of mountains that are closely related in directions or position |
| Blubber | fat of whales, from which oil is obtained |
| Shipwright | a carpenter who is skilled in ship building |
| Naval Stores | supplies, made from pine trees, such as turpentine, pitch, and tar |
| Triangular Trade | trade with colonies that made 3 routes, which formed a triangle |
| Common | the name given to the land in the center of most colonial New England villages |
| Meetinghouse | the most important building in a New England village, place of worship and public meetings |
| Town Meeting | a gathering of men who made important decisions for the village they lived in |
| Grammar School | name given to the secondary school in a New England village |
| Puritan | a person who wanted to worship in his\her own way, without separating from the church of England |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | a set of rules for government drawn up by several groups of colonists who left Massachusetts Bay |