New England Colonies Review (Digital Day)

Why were the New England colonies founded?

• The colonists were looking for religious freedom

• The land was great for farming

• There were better jobs in the colonies

• It's where the explorers landed, so that's where they built the colony

What did the colonists mainly use lumber for?

• building houses

• for firewod

• to trade

• building ships

Why were whales important to the New England colonists?

• a whale could feed the whole colony

• their blubber was used to make oil

• colonists followed the whales to help them find their way at sea

• colonists went whale-watching for fun

Life in the New England colonies was easy

• True

• False

What would happen if you didn't follow the rules in the New England colonies?

• You would be given a warning before receiving a consequence

• You would be strictly punished or possibly kicked out of the colony

• Other colonists would make fun of you

• You were sent back to England

What was the geography like in the New England region?

• long growing seasons

• rocky soil and thick forests

• hot and humid

• long, harsh winters

What type of economy did the New England region have?

• cash crop plantations

• staple crop farms

• ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

• fur trapping

What groups founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Pilgrims (Separatists)

• Dutch

• Catholics

• Puritans

What was at the center of New England towns?

• fort

• hospital

• town meeting house

• statues

Why did people learn to read and write?

• to read the Bible

• to argue with the King

• to communicate with the Natives

• to open schools