5-2 Life in New England

Front

Puritans believed that _______ was the best way to worship God.

Back

praying

Front

In New England colonies, women, indentured servants, and African slaves were not allowed to participate in _____

Back

voting

Front

_____ was one way that people punished those who missed church.

Back

Scolding

Front

Some children enjoyed sewing and ________.

Back

quilt-making

Front

At the center of each town was the _______, which was a park-like area shared by all people and used for grazing cattle, sheep and other livestock.

Back

common

Front

A ______ is an assembly in the New England Colonies in which male landowners could take part in government.

Back

town meeting

Front

Why were town meetings important to New England colonists?

Back

They gave colonists a voice in how the colony was governed.

Front

Families usually sat around the fire to read _____: newspapers, fiction novels, the Bible, children's books

Back

the Bible

Front

_______ took turns patrolling the borders of the town.

Back

men

Front

One building that stood near the common was the town's ______.

Back

church