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25 Cards in this Set
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New England was named by
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Captain John Smith
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The region of New England includes what six states?
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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island
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Why did the Pilgrims sail to North America?
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So that they could worship God
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Where did the Pilgrims settle?
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Near present day Massachusetts
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What was their colony named?
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Plymouth
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The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims by
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teaching them how to fish, farm and hunt
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Most of the early colonists in New England were
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farmers
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List some of the industriesbased on the region's bays and ocean.
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fishing, whaling, trade, textile mill
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What kind of soil covers much of New England?
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Rocky
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What does glacier mean?
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a huge slow moving mass of ice
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What kind of crops were grown in New England?
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Potatoes, berries, corn, mushroooms, green house crops(shrubs, plants...)
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One of Vermont's leading products that is made with milk from dairy cows is
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cheese
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What is quarry?
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A large open pit cut into the ground where stone is mined.
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How do some New Englanders make their living from the region's rock?
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They either work on the quarry or they use the stone to build things such as bridges and buildings
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How do the people in New England use trees to earn a living?
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by logging, raising fruit trees, and collecting sap for making maple syrup.
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Slater's Mill was the first factory to
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use water power to run their machines
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Today, most New Englanders work in
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service industries such as healthcare, banking and tourism
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What is a common?
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An empty field in the middle of town often used for a public park.
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What is a volunteer?
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A person who does something useful without being paid for it.
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How are many buildings in New England towns arranged?
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They are built around or on the town common.
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Past use of the word COMMOM
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pasture for animals
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Present use of the word COMMON
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public park used for festivals or picnics
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What is the purpose of a town meeting?
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to make decisions for the town
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Which New England state joined the United States first?
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Connecticut
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What was the last New England state to join the United States?
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Maine
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