Thirteen Colonies

What was the main reason for people wanting to settle in the New England colonies?

• Freedom of Speech

• Religious Freedom

• Freedom to Trade

• Freedom of Culture

Which of these settlements were NOT part of the New England Colonies?

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• New York

• New Hampshire

Which religious group wanted to "purify the church of England"?

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Separatists

• Quakers

A group of separatists that left England to escape religious persecution

• Separatists

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

A key figure that established Rhode Island promised that people of all religions were welcome.

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Smith

What agreement did the Pilgrims sign when they arrived in North America?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

What is a charter?

• A document that orders someone be arrested

• Permission to search someone

• A document that gives permission to start a colony

• A plan for a new government

What is a monarchy?

• A type of government with a king or queen

• A government run by ordinary people

• A government with a written constitution

• A type of strict religion

What is self-government?

• A king or queen tells the people what to do

• The people have no government

• Everyone makes up their own rules

• The people create and control their government

New England's geography could be described as

• flat and fertile soil

• rocky and cool climate with poor soil

• warm and tropical

• same weather all year long