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SS Test 3
The New England Region
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The purpose for settling the New England region was | freedom of religion |
| A description of the people that settled in settlement would be? | The pilgrims and the puritans |
| When did the Pilgrims settle in New England? | 1620 |
| When did the Puritans settle in New England? | 1630 |
| Describe the geography and climate of the New England area? | the climate had very cold winters and mild summers and the land was very rocky which was not good for farming. They had small farms with shorter growing seasons. |
| What did the use in school to learn to read? | the Bible |
| What were there beliefs religiously? | the believed in religious conformity and dissenters were exiled. |
| The Puritans had | 1. large families 2. took religion with them 3. governing ideas with religion |
| The New Englanders | 1. religious homongenit 2. thriving economy 3. democratic government |
| How did they make their living? | 1. harvesting lumber 2. building ships 3. engaged in trade |
| What type of government? | 1. Mayflower Compact 2. People formed their own laws |
| Puritans form of government? | 1. Town meetings 2. General Assembly 3. All male church members could vote |
| The New England Colonies consisted of | 1. Massachusettes, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island |