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Geography of New England.
__________made_____difficult. |
Thin, rocky soil
farming |
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Just off the _____coastline are some of the_____in the world.
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narrow plains
richest fishing grounds |
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The New England Colonies.
The long winters and short, warm summers meant that the colonists caught fewer diseases and ______than colonists in Virginia. |
Lived longer
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Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.
Who they were. People who wanted to_______not_________ the Church of _______. |
reform
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Why did the Puritans leave England?
1620's: King Charles I persecuted them. They believed their way of life_________. |
provide and example to others
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EVENTS.
1630's: Puritans formed the________. |
Massachusetts Bay Company
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Led by__________,
who was a _______. |
John Winthrop
Landowner and lawyer |
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Established____________.
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Answer:Their main settlement in Boston.
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Elected an assembly known as the___________________.
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General Court.
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Only _________could vote.
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Answer:aduld men puritans
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By 1634, ____lived in the Massachusetts Bay colony.
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20,000 people
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New Colonies.
Disagreements about religion____________________. |
Led to new colonies.
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The Puritans did not believe in__________________.
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Non-Puritan toleration, or recognition that other people have a right to different opinions.
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Roger Williams.
Believed that Puritans should______and ________. Founded __________and decided that the colony would have no____________. |
Answer: p73
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Anne Hutchinson:
Questioned some Puritan teachings and was_________. In 1642, she traveled to______________. |
Answer: p74
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Thomas Hooker:
Disagreed with ___________. Founded__________________. In 1639, colonists drew up the _______________. |
Answer:p 74
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John Wheelright:
Shared some of________views. Founded ___________________. In 1680, New Hampshire became a _________. |
Hutchinson's
Exeter New Hampshire Separate colony |
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Colonies in the North_______________.
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Maine,New Hampshire, Vermont
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MNHV: many new heavenly ventures.
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Southern New England_____________.
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Mass, Ct, RI
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From what social class did many Puritans in England come?
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the professional class
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Many were merchants, landowners, or lawyers.
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What did the king grant Connecticut in 1662?
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a charter giving the colony self-government
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Thomas Hooker had established the colony about 25 years before.
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How did Roger Williams believe that colonists should obtain property in America?
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by buying it from Native Americans
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Because he refused to change his views, he was forced to leave Massachusetts Bay.
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How did the outlook of New Englanders begin to change in the 1670s?
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They became more interested in business.
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Puritanism began to lose its influence on society.
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Why is farming difficult in New England?
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The soil is thin and rocky.
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EXPLANATION: Large areas of New England were covered with forests.
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