New England Colonies

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In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded? Options: make money, better soil, economic opportunity, religious freedoms

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religious freedoms

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The New England Colonies contain which group? Options: Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

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How was the climate in the New England colonies?

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Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers

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The two main trades(jobs) in the New England Colonies were . . .

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Shipbuilding and fishing

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Who led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony and named their settlement Boston?

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John Winthrop

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This document was signed by Pilgrim men with the purpose of creating a government that would benefit Plymouth Colony.

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The Mayflower Compact

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___ and ____ were the founders of Rhode Island.

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Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson

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___ founded Hartford, Connecticut.

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Thomas Hooker

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________________ farming means that they produced only enough crops to feed their families. They did not have enough crops to sell or trade.

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Subsistence

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What was the soil like in the New England colonies?

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Poor, Thin and rocky